CVE-2026-42189
HIGHDescription
Russh is a Rust SSH client & server library. Prior to version 0.60.1, a pre-authentication denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the server's keyboard-interactive authentication handler. A malicious client can crash any russh-based server that implements keyboard-interactive auth (e.g., for 2FA/TOTP) with a single malformed packet, requiring no credentials. This issue has been patched in version 0.60.1.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-50387 | High | 7.5 | 100% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-11478 | Medium | 5.3 | 95% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-11479 | High | 7.5 | 92% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-27316 | High | 7.5 | 91% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30522 | High | 7.5 | 90% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-9515 | High | 7.5 | 87% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-42189?
Upgrade rust-russh on debian unstable to 0.64.1-1 or later.
Is CVE-2026-42189 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-42189 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.76% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-42189?
CVE-2026-42189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-42189 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for rust-russh (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-14.