MEDIUM

CVE-2026-60001

CVSS v3

6.5

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-22

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

opensshAlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 9.9p1-28.el10_2.alma.1and 5 other packages
opensshAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 9.9p1-12.el9_8.alma.1and 4 other packages
pam_ssh_agent_authAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 0.10.4-8.12.el9_8.alma.1

Vendor advisories

CVE-2026-60001 Red Hat Product Security292 products fixed · 28 known affected
openssh: OpenSSH: Brute-force attacks facilitated due to insufficient authentication delay
openssh as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · openssh-askpass as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · openssh-clients as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
RHSA-2026:82939 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 security update
RHSA-2026:82923 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (ROCm 7.0)
RHSA-2026:82922 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (ROCm 6.4)
RHSA-2026:82921 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (CUDA 12.9)
RHSA-2026:82920 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (TPU)

38 more advisories

Full record on NVD

Description

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

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Published: 2026-07-08
Last Modified: 2026-07-08

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-60001?

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

Is CVE-2026-60001 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-60001 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-60001?

CVE-2026-60001 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

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