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CVE-2026-48859

Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability in Erlang/OTP ssh (ssh_auth, ssh_options modules) allows unauthenticated remote username enumeration via timing side-channel in password authentication. When the SSH daemon is configured with the user_passwords or password option, ssh_auth:check_password/3 performs a PBKDF2-SHA256 computation with 600,000 iterations (~300ms) for valid usernames, but…

Severity
Medium 6.3
Published
10 Jun 2026
Last changed
8 Sept 2026
Added to UpHeron
16 Oct 2026
Fixed in
29.0.2
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
Erlang/OTPServers and applications · cpe:a:erlang:erlang\/otp
  • From 29.0 before 29.0.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48859
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48859