Critical (9.8) in apache sshd. EPSS 3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in org.apache.sshd:sshd-common 2.9.2.
Class org.apache.sshd.server.keyprovider.SimpleGeneratorHostKeyProvider in Apache MINA SSHD <= 2.9.1 uses Java deserialization to load a serialized java.security.PrivateKey. The class is one of several implementations that an implementor using Apache MINA SSHD can choose for loading the host keys of an SSH server.
Severity
CVSS 3.1
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 90% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)