CVE-2026-55653
A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A malicious SSH server can exploit a double free vulnerability in the Diffie-Hellman Group Exchange (DH-GEX) client path. This occurs during FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) mode known-group validation when the client processes attacker-controlled DH-GEX group parameters. Successful exploitation leads to client-side process termination, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 36% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWE
- CWE-415
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- openbsd:openssh
- redhat:enterprise_linux
- redhat:hardened_images
- redhat:openshift_container_platform