sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption from excessive authentication attempts) because MaxAuthTries was mishandled for GSSAPIAuthentication.
History

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title openssh: OpenSSH: Denial of Service via excessive GSSAPI authentication attempts
Weaknesses CWE-307
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Wed, 08 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption from excessive authentication attempts) because MaxAuthTries was mishandled for GSSAPIAuthentication.
First Time appeared Openbsd
Openbsd openssh
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openbsd
Openbsd openssh
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2026-07-08T00:14:31.230Z

Updated: 2026-07-08T13:06:54.687Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T00:14:30.824Z

Link: CVE-2026-60000

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T13:06:49.330Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-08T00:14:31Z

Links: CVE-2026-60000 - Bugzilla