Dulwich through 1.1.0 was found to be missing SSH host key verification in contrib/paramiko_vendor.py.
Priority LOW 30CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Dulwich through 1.1.0 was found to be missing SSH host key verification in contrib/paramiko_vendor.py.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00325 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:84734 Released 2026-10-19 · Red Hat rating CriticalRHOAI 3.4.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-ai-gateway-payload-processing-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:84734 |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Satellite 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-38974
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h7fr-r783-5g99
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: RHSA-2026:84734 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 · Red Hat
Sources
- CVE-2026-38974 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-38974 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h7fr-r783-5g99 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-38974 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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