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CVE-2026-86231: mwiede jsch

Affects jschSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-86231· Medium 6.3

Public exploit available · CVSS 6.3 Medium.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:28 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10jschpkg:deb/ubuntu/jsch?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =0.2.19-1build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSjschpkg:deb/ubuntu/jsch?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • =0.2.19-1
  • =0.2.19-1build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSjschpkg:deb/ubuntu/jsch?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • =0.1.55-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSjschpkg:deb/ubuntu/jsch?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • =0.1.55-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSjschpkg:deb/ubuntu/jsch?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • =0.1.55-1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSjschpkg:deb/ubuntu/jsch?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • =0.1.54-1
Fixed in–

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Description

A security flaw has been discovered in mwiede jsch up to 2.28.5. Affected is the function getRevokedKeys of the file src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/KnownHosts.java. Performing a manipulation of the argument known_hosts results in improper check for certificate revocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 2.28.6 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 194a2f76a5c0f1c3f778565be3fd66bcafc42d23. You should upgrade the affected component.

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