CVE-2026-106583

high

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

Vendor / product: Openbsd — openssh

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

CVSS

7.8

7.8 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-10-07 00:17

Modified: 2026-10-15 19:17

NVD status: Analyzed

Last synced 1 day ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:58 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

openbsd / openssh <10.6

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

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