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CVE-2026-106583: openbsd openssh Resource Injection

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-106583DEBIAN-CVE-2026-106583
Published 06-10-2026Last modified 15-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-106583 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Resource Injection vulnerability in openbsd openssh. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · Change unavailable
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 2
CVE-2026-106586MGASA-2026-0521USN-8928-1USN-8937-1

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, a $ or \ character can occur in a command-line username, leading to injection.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Change unavailable

Change unavailable

07-10-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu3 products
  • opensshAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.18 | < 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.20 | < 1:10.5p1-1ubuntu3.1 | < 1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.8
  • openssh-gssapiAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:10.5p1-1ubuntu3.1
  • openssh-ssh1All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
  • opensshAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:10.6p1-1
  • openssh-gssapiAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:10.6p1-1
Openbsd1 product

3 vendors · 6 products

References

6 links