{"id":"CVE-2026-0965","title":"A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing","summary":"A flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability c…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-73"],"vendor":"libssh","product":"libssh","affected":["libssh <= 0.11.3","enterprise_linux = 9.0","enterprise_linux = 10.0"],"published":"2026-03-26","updated":"2026-08-21","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0965","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0965","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436980","label":"secalert@redhat.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00158,"epssPercentile":0.05341,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-21T14:17:57.552Z","slug":"CVE-2026-0965","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in libssh where it can attempt to open arbitrary files during configuration parsing. A local attacker can exploit this by providing a malicious configuration file or when the system is misconfigured. This vulnerability could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) by causing the system to try and access dangerous files, such as block devices or large system files, which can disrupt normal operations.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `libssh <= 0.11.3`\n- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`\n- `enterprise_linux = 10.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}