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OpenSSH: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-2039 · first 23.06.2026 · updated 26.10.2026 · CVSS 6,5

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What it is about

OpenSSH ist eine Open Source Implementierung des Secure Shell Protokolls. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OpenSSH ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen
  • Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
  • Daten zu manipulieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Open Source OpenSSH 10.2p1-10.1.hum1
  • Open Source OpenSSH 9.9p1-22.el10_2
  • Oracle Linux
  • IBM Security Verify Access

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

and 35 more sources in the original advisory

CVE: CVE-2026-55653, CVE-2026-55654, CVE-2026-55655

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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