CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-46705

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs

Summary

Russh before version 0.61.0 has a vulnerability in the server authentication path where internal authentication state is not reset when the username or service changes between requests. This can affect later requests for a different (user, service).

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this state to bypass authentication or gain access to unauthorized resources, compromising SSH connection security.

Recommendation

Upgrade Russh to version 0.61.0 or later. Review SSH server configuration for additional security measures.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Russh is a Rust SSH client & server library. From version 0.34.0-beta.1 to before version 0.61.0, the russh server authentication path keeps internal userauth state across SSH_MSG_USERAUTH_REQUEST messages without separating that state when the request principal changes. RFC 4252 allows the user name and service name fields to change between authentication requests. The issue is not that such changes are invalid. The issue is that russh-owned authentication state, such as remaining methods, partial-success state, and in-progress method state, can remain associated with the connection and then influence a later request for a different (user, service). This is an internal library state mismatch. This issue has been patched in version 0.61.0.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS