OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 10.3 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 10.3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-60001. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 10.3. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 does not always honor the minimum authentication delay.

The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-60001 since 07/08/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/08/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 325635 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-60001), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (325635). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 325635
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-60001

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Upgrade: OpenSSH 10.4

Timelineinfo

07/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/08/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openbsd.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-60001 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-60001
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376761

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2026 03:21
Updated: 07/08/2026 20:27
Changes: 07/08/2026 03:21 (52), 07/08/2026 20:27 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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