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CVE-2026-48859

· Published 10/06/2026 16:17 · Modified 10/06/2026 20:19

Labels: CVE-2026-48859 2026-06-106b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49dbCVE-2026-48859CWE-208

Essential information

Published
10/06/2026 16:17
Modified
10/06/2026 20:19
Author
Creator
CVSS
6.3 MEDIUM (v3) 6.3 MEDIUM (v4.0)
CISA KEV
No
CWE
CVSS vector

CVSS metrics

Description

Observable Timing Discrepancy vulnerability in Erlang/OTP ssh (ssh_auth, ssh_options modules) allows unauthenticated remote username enumeration via timing side-channel in password authentication. When the SSH daemon is configured with the user_passwords or password option, ssh_auth:check_password/3 performs a PBKDF2-SHA256 computation with 600,000 iterations (~300ms) for valid usernames, but returns immediately (~0ms) for invalid usernames via the ssh_options:get_password_option/2 path. This timing difference is detectable in a single authentication attempt and allows an unauthenticated attacker to distinguish valid from invalid usernames. The user_passwords and password options are documented as intended for test purposes; the recommended alternative is pwdfun, which is not affected by this vulnerability. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_auth.erl and lib/ssh/src/ssh_options.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 29.0 before 29.0.2 corresponding to ssh from 6.0 before 6.0.1.

NVD status

Status
Undergoing Analysis — CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
Source
6b3ad84c-e1a6-4bf7-a703-f496b71e49db
NVD
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Affected products (CPE)

ProductCPE
erlang / otp cpe:2.3:a:erlang:otp:<29.0-29.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
erlang / ssh cpe:2.3:a:erlang:ssh:<6.0-6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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