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Vulnerability · RLSA-2026:85958

Moderate: openssh security update

Published Oct 22, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · Moderate: openssh security update

Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 14 days ago.

Open the advisory

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for RLSA-2026:85958. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Moderate: openssh security update with the linked advisory before you change production.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Moderate: openssh security update).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
  • EPSS is missing. A missing score is not a low risk.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
Awaiting synchronization with FIRST
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Rocky Linux:9 openssh

OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. Security Fix(es): * openssh: OpenSSH: SFTP security bypass due to command-line argument parsing flaw (CVE-2026-59997) * openssh: OpenSSH: Undocumented GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck behavior impacts security in Windows Active Directory (CVE-2026-59998) * openssh: OpenSSH: Denial of Service via excessive GSSAPI authentication attempts (CVE-2026-60000) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

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.

  • Rocky Linux:9 openssh0 → 0:9.9p1-13.el9_8.rocky.0.1

How to fix RLSA-2026:85958

  • Upgrade

    RLSA-2026:85958 lists a fix boundary at 0:9.9p1-13.el9_8.rocky.0.1. Compare the installed build with that boundary before you change production.

  • Version check

    Fixed in 0:9.9p1-13.el9_8.rocky.0.1

  • Official advisories

What to do

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

Should you patch?

Exploitation likelihood is not on this record for RLSA-2026:85958. A missing EPSS score is not a low risk. Compare Moderate: openssh security update with the linked advisory before you change production.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 0:9.9p1-13.el9_8.rocky.0.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS is not on this record yet. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

OpenSSH security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Detected

    OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. Security Fix(es): * openssh: OpenSSH: SFTP security bypass due to command-line argument parsing flaw (CVE-2026-59997) * openssh: OpenSSH: Undocumented GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck behavior impacts security in Window

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    openssh fixed in 0:9.9p1-13.el9_8.rocky.0.1

  3. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Fix available

    openssh fixed in 0:9.9p1-13.el9_8.rocky.0.1

  4. Oct 22, 2026 · OpenSSF OSV / OSV Scanner

    Updated

    OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. Security Fix(es): * openssh: OpenSSH: SFTP security bypass due to command-line argument parsing flaw (CVE-2026-59997) * openssh: OpenSSH: Undocumented GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck behavior impacts security in Window

Sources

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 22, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerOct 23, 2026