VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-35414
OpenSSH before 10.3 mishandles the authorized_keys principals option in uncommon scenarios involving a principals list in conjunction with a Certificate Authority that makes certain use of comma characters.
HIGH 8.1EPSS 0.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
OpenSSH before 10.3 mishandles the authorized_keys principals option in uncommon scenarios involving a principals list in conjunction with a Certificate Authority that makes certain use of comma characters.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-670
- Affected
- openbsd/openssh
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1Release Notes
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.