CVE-2026-39828

Invoking bypass of certificate restrictions in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 22, 2026 at 02:31 AM UTC
Updated: September 11, 2026 at 01:50 PM UTC
23 products affected across 3 vendorsCryptoEnterprise LinuxOpenShift Container Platform

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

When an SSH server authentication callback returned PartialSuccessError with non-nil Permissions, those permissions were silently discarded, potentially dropping certificate restrictions such as force-command after a second factor succeeded. Returning non-nil Permissions with PartialSuccessError now results in a connection error.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.52.0
Affected range stops below 0.52.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 0.52.0
Affected range stops below 0.52.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 1781686446 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1781686458 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1782891789 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1782891812 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1783352589 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9 (unaffected)
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1783025820 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1783332008 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1783333268 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1784646026 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1784646786 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1786911957 (unaffected)
All versions
Vendor states this is fixed in 1787089049 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (57)

Issue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://go.dev/issue/79562
Issue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://go.dev/cl/781621
Vendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5014
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26546
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26547
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39828
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480687

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295CWE-281

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