#VU104035 Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in OpenSSH - CVE-2025-26465
Published: February 18, 2025 / Updated: February 18, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104035
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-26465
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSSH
OpenSSH
Software vendor:
OpenSSH
OpenSSH
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The
vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of user-supplied data
in ssh(1). A remote attacker can perform server impersonation when
VerifyHostKeyDNS enabled.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.