MSRC_CVE-2026-106589
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2026-10-08 01:13 - Updated: 2026-10-16 01:45Summary
In sshd in OpenSSH through 10.6, in certain environments such as QNX 6 and SCO OpenServer 5, sshd-session can unexpectedly have root privileges. This is related to the GatewayPorts and StreamLocalForwarding configuration options, and lack of support for file-descriptor passing and unprivileged allocation of PTY devices.
Notes
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CWE-272
- Least Privilege Violation
Affected products
Known not affected
1 product
| Product | Identifier | Version | Remediation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unresolved product id: 17084-1 | — |
References
4 references
| URL | Category |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2026/msrc_cve… | self |
| https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle | external |
| https://www.first.org/cvss | external |
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2026/msrc_cve… | self |
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