Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-59999

In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4, DisableForwarding=yes was supposed to take precedence over PermitTunnel=yes, but did not.

Published Jul 8, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 25, 2026 · In sshd in OpenSSH

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-59999. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of In sshd in OpenSSH is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (In sshd in OpenSSH).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.16%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe openbsd/openssh

In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4, DisableForwarding=yes was supposed to take precedence over PermitTunnel=yes, but did not.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe openbsd/openssh< 10.4

How to fix CVE-2026-59999

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-59999. EPSS is 0.16%. Act only if a listed version of In sshd in OpenSSH is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 10.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-348. EPSS 0.16%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 8, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4, DisableForwarding=yes was supposed to take precedence over PermitTunnel=yes, but did not.

  2. Oct 25, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4, DisableForwarding=yes was supposed to take precedence over PermitTunnel=yes, but did not.

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026