VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-106583
In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, a $ or \ character can occur in a command-line username, leading to injection.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.15%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.6, a $ or \ character can occur in a command-line username, leading to injection.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.15% probability · 4th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-99
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 0.1% on 7 October 2026 to 0.2% on 26 October 2026.
References
- https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.6Release Notes
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.