sshd in OpenSSH before 10.6p2 on Linux, when musl libc is used without PAM, lacks a workaround for a password authentication bypass (related to misinterpretation of whether a string is intended to be a password hash). For some configurations of accounts, any password between 256 and 1024 characters succeeds. An example of a platform using musl libc without PAM is Alpine Linux.
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | sshd in OpenSSH before 10.6p2 on Linux, when musl libc is used without PAM, lacks a workaround for a password authentication bypass (related to misinterpretation of whether a string is intended to be a password hash). For some configurations of accounts, any password between 256 and 1024 characters succeeds. An example of a platform using musl libc without PAM is Alpine Linux. | |
| First Time appeared |
Openbsd
Openbsd openssh |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-394 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Openbsd
Openbsd openssh |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-05T16:30:20.872Z
Reserved: 2026-11-05T15:46:25.881Z
Link: CVE-2026-123158
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-05T16:17:47.110
Modified: 2026-11-05T16:17:47.110
Link: CVE-2026-123158
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