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.
History

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Weaknesses CWE-476

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Weaknesses CWE-476

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Golang
Golang ssh
Vendors & Products Golang
Golang ssh

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Weaknesses CWE-476

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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.
Title Invoking server panic during CheckHostKey/Authenticate in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Go

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-22T17:45:10.853Z

Reserved: 2026-04-07T18:13:03.529Z

Link: CVE-2026-39835

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T17:45:06.921Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-22T04:16:24.530

Modified: 2026-05-22T04:16:24.530

Link: CVE-2026-39835

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-22T22:00:12Z