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CVE-2026-59998

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Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 has an undocumented security-relevant behavior: GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck has no value if the server is in Windows Active Directory.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 01:16:28.870000
Last modified
2026-10-25 20:10:00.147000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-59998",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-08T01:16:28.870",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T20:10:00.147",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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    },
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      "value": "sshd en OpenSSH antes de 10.4 tiene un comportamiento no documentado relevante para la seguridad: GSSAPIStrictAcceptorCheck no tiene valor si el servidor está en un Directorio Activo de Windows."
    }
  ],
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