Critical 10.0Published May 21, 2026

CVE-2026-46595Invoking VerifiedPublicKeyCallback permissions skip enforcement in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 6:30 PM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Previously, CVE-2024-45337 fixed an authorization bypass for misused ssh server configurations; if any other type of callback is passed other than public key, then the source-address validation would be skipped.

CVSS: 10.0 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-863, CWE-303
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Go
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Sep 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

golang.org/x/crypto golang.org/x/crypto/ssh golang.org_x_crypto:ssh (from the name)	before 0.52.0	CNA record
Red Hat Cryostat 4 on RHEL 9 redhat:cryostat	from 4.2.0-19 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat RHEM 1.0 for RHEL 9 redhat:edge_manager	from 0:1.0.3-1.el9em not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.19 redhat:cert_manager	from 1786613805 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 redhat:cluster_observability_operator	from 1787593637 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat DevWorkspace Operator 0.42 redhat:devworkspace	from 1782401674 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift 6.6 redhat:logging	from 1788439505 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat multicluster engine for Kubernetes 2.8 redhat:multicluster_engine	from 1782160196 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat OpenShift API for Data Protection 1.3 redhat:openshift_api_data_protection	from 1785180878 not affected	CISA ADP
Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2.13 redhat:acm	from 1782383730 not affected	CISA ADP
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References

References

https://go.dev/issue/79570	issue-tracking
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI	mailing-list
https://go.dev/cl/781642	issue-tracking
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5023	vendor-advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23262
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23264
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26546
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26547
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30650
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30651
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