CVE-2026-73281

LOW
3.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 11, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 03:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSH

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Severity
LOW3.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 10.5, some operations can occur remotely but were intended to occur only locally, including operations that add tokens or use keys. This is caused by misinteraction between agent locking and the [email protected] extension.

Affected

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

v < 10.5
Affected range stops below 10.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ProductRelease Notes
Source: cverecord
https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.5

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

3.5LOWmitre
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-669

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