CVE-2026-60000
sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption from excessive authentication attempts) because MaxAuthTries was mishandled for GSSAPIAuthentication.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- sshd allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service due to mishandling of MaxAuthTries for GSSAPIAuthentication.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of OpenSSH sshd before version 10.4 are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is low as the severity is lower and exploitation is less likely.
- Action
- Consider upgrading OpenSSH to version 10.4 or later.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.41% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 33% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
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