CVE-2026-94423 (GCVE-0-2026-94423)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-21 21:22 – Updated: 2026-10-22 00:16
VLAI
Title
Net::LibSSH versions before 0.004 for Perl authenticate to an unverified server because connect never checks the host key against known_hosts
Summary
Net::LibSSH versions before 0.004 for Perl authenticate to an unverified server because connect never checks the host key against known_hosts. connect reports success as soon as ssh_connect returns SSH_OK. libssh leaves the known-hosts check to the application, and this binding never makes it, so the strict_hostkeycheck and knownhosts options are set on the session and then decide nothing. Password, agent and public-key authentication, channel and SFTP operations all run on a session whose peer was never identified, so an attacker who can redirect the connection receives the password when password authentication is used, and commands and data sent over the session.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • CWE-322 - Key Exchange without Entity Authentication
Assigner
CPANSec CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard C 63/100 over 296 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Affected: 0 , < 0.004 (custom)
Credits
James Klein
Show details on NVD website
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