CVE 5.3 MEDIUM

Invoking server panic during CheckHostKey/Authenticate in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh_CVE-2026-39835

5.3 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Description

SSH servers which use CertChecker as a public key callback without setting IsUserAuthority or IsHostAuthority could be caused to panic by a client presenting a certificate. CertChecker now returns an error instead of panicking when these callbacks are nil.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-39835
Source Go
Published May 22, 2026 at 02:31
Modified May 22, 2026 at 17:45

Affected Product

Vendor golang.org/x/crypto
Product golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
Affected Versions golang.org/x/crypto golang.org/x/crypto/ssh 0

References

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