OpenSSH before 10.3 mishandles the authorized_keys principals option in uncommon…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 28 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
OpenSSH before 10.3 mishandles the authorized_keys principals option in uncommon scenarios involving a principals list in conjunction with a Certificate Authority that makes certain use of comma characters.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA OpenSSH (OpenBSD) Fixed in 10.3
Red Hat 17 advisories
- RHSA-2026:74674 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.4.3 (Neuron)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:58981 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:25096 Released 2026-06-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Inference Server Model Optimization Tools 3.2.2 (cuda)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9
Show 14 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2026:22564 Released 2026-06-03 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) openssh-askpass-8.7p1-38.el9_4.8, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-5.38.el9_4.8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) openssh-8.7p1-38.el9_4.8, openssh-clients-8.7p1-38.el9_4.8, openssh-keycat-8.7p1-38.el9_4.8 +1
- RHSA-2026:22648 Released 2026-06-02 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) openssh-askpass-8.7p1-30.el9_2.11, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-5.30.el9_2.11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) openssh-8.7p1-30.el9_2.11, openssh-clients-8.7p1-30.el9_2.11, openssh-keycat-8.7p1-30.el9_2.11 +1
- RHSA-2026:22329 Released 2026-06-01 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) openssh-8.0p1-7.el8_4.2, openssh-clients-8.0p1-7.el8_4.2, openssh-server-8.0p1-7.el8_4.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) openssh-8.0p1-7.el8_4.2, openssh-clients-8.0p1-7.el8_4.2, openssh-server-8.0p1-7.el8_4.2
- RHSA-2026:21398 Released 2026-05-27 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) openssh-askpass-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) openssh-askpass-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) openssh-askpass-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) openssh-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5, openssh-cavs-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5, openssh-clients-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) openssh-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5, openssh-cavs-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5, openssh-clients-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5 +4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) openssh-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5, openssh-cavs-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5, openssh-clients-8.0p1-15.el8_6.5 +4
- RHSA-2026:21298 Released 2026-05-27 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) openssh-8.0p1-20.el8_8.4, openssh-clients-8.0p1-20.el8_8.4, openssh-server-8.0p1-20.el8_8.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) openssh-8.0p1-20.el8_8.4, openssh-clients-8.0p1-20.el8_8.4, openssh-server-8.0p1-20.el8_8.4
- RHSA-2026:21275 Released 2026-05-27 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5.1 security update
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/haproxy-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-rhel9 +1
- RHSA-2026:19219 Released 2026-05-19 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) openssh-askpass-9.9p1-7.el9_8, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-7.7.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) openssh-9.9p1-7.el9_8, openssh-clients-9.9p1-7.el9_8, openssh-keycat-9.9p1-7.el9_8 +1
- RHSA-2026:19069 Released 2026-05-19 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) openssh-askpass-9.9p1-23.el10_2, openssh-keysign-9.9p1-23.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) openssh-9.9p1-23.el10_2, openssh-clients-9.9p1-23.el10_2, openssh-keycat-9.9p1-23.el10_2 +1
- RHSA-2026:16059 Released 2026-05-11 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) openssh-askpass-8.7p1-45.el9_6.3, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-5.45.el9_6.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) openssh-8.7p1-45.el9_6.3, openssh-clients-8.7p1-45.el9_6.3, openssh-keycat-8.7p1-45.el9_6.3 +1
- RHSA-2026:14937 Released 2026-05-07 · Red Hat rating ImportantA Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:13383 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) openssh-askpass-8.0p1-29.el8_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) openssh-8.0p1-29.el8_10, openssh-cavs-8.0p1-29.el8_10, openssh-clients-8.0p1-29.el8_10 +4
- RHSA-2026:13381 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) openssh-askpass-8.7p1-49.el9_7, pam_ssh_agent_auth-0.10.4-5.49.el9_7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) openssh-8.7p1-49.el9_7, openssh-clients-8.7p1-49.el9_7, openssh-keycat-8.7p1-49.el9_7 +1
- RHSA-2026:13380 Released 2026-05-04 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) openssh-askpass-9.9p1-14.el10_1, openssh-keysign-9.9p1-14.el10_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) openssh-9.9p1-14.el10_1, openssh-clients-9.9p1-14.el10_1, openssh-keycat-9.9p1-14.el10_1 +1
- RHSA-2026:12389 Released 2026-04-30 · Red Hat rating Importantopenssh security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) openssh-askpass-9.9p1-7.el10_0.3, openssh-keysign-9.9p1-7.el10_0.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) openssh-9.9p1-7.el10_0.3, openssh-clients-9.9p1-7.el10_0.3, openssh-keycat-9.9p1-7.el10_0.3 +1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
OpenBSD OpenSSH 10.3
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-27521 In OpenSSH before 10.3, a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid, an…Priority LOW 38
- TI-2026-27522 In OpenSSH before 10.3, command execution can occur via shell metacharacters in a…Priority LOW 37
- TI-2026-27523 OpenSSH before 10.3 can use unintended ECDSA algorithms.Priority LOW 28
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:25096 |
| Red Hat Discovery 2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:14937 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13380, RHSA-2026:19069 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13383 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13381, RHSA-2026:19219 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21398 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21398 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:22648 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:12389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:22564 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:16059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21398 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13380, RHSA-2026:19069 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13383 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:13381, RHSA-2026:19219 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:22329 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21398 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21398 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21298 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:22648 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:12389 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:22564 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:16059 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:22329 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21398 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21298 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74674 |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:21275, RHSA-2026:58981 |
Not affected: 22 products
- Red Hat Discovery 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-35414
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f6c7-fj8h-5898
References
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- TI-2023-10601 OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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- TI-2016-08105 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2023-28040 In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-35414 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-35414 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f6c7-fj8h-5898 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-35414 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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