CVE-2026-59849

Published: Jul 21, 2026Modified: Jul 22, 2026

3.1

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitability: 1.6 / Impact: 1.4

Source: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)

Description

A flaw was found in libssh. Logic errors in automatic certificate-based public key authentication can cause libssh clients to loop indefinitely when configured certificates are missing or repeatedly rejected by a server, leading to denial of service.

Related CWEs

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (2)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59849

Source: secalert@redhat.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498182

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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