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CVE-2025-26465

A vulnerability was found in OpenSSH when the VerifyHostKeyDNS option is enabled. A machine-in-the-middle attack can be performed by a malicious machine impersonating a legit server. This issue occurs due to how OpenSSH mishandles error codes in specific conditions when verifying the host key. For an attack to be considered successful, the attacker needs to manage to exhaust the client's memory…

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
18 Feb 2025
Last changed
21 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
OpenSSHServers and applications · cpe:a:openbsd:openssh
  • Version 6.8-p1
  • From 6.9 up to 9.8
  • Version 9.9
  • Version 9.9-p1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26465
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-26465