CVE-2026-35414 (GCVE-0-2026-35414)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-02 17:08 – Updated: 2026-04-02 18:17
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Summary
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.
Severity ?
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-670 - Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
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OpenBSD OpenSSH Affected: 0 , < 10.3 (custom)
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