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CVE-2026-73282: CWE-416 Use After Free in OpenBSD OpenSSH

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-73282cvecve-2026-73282cwe-416
Published: 08/11/2026 (08/11/2026, 19:12:24 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: OpenBSD
Product: OpenSSH

Description

In ssh in OpenSSH before 10.5, a use-after-free for realloc data can occur if a certain pair of remote-forwarding operations are concurrent.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.8medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Affected versions
<10.5

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/11/2026, 19:42:32 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the ssh component of OpenSSH prior to version 10.5. The flaw is triggered by a specific pair of concurrent remote-forwarding operations that cause the program to access memory that has already been freed (realloc data). This can potentially lead to memory corruption or other unintended behavior. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires network access with high attack complexity and no privileges or user interaction, resulting in low confidentiality and integrity impacts and no availability impact.

Potential Impact

The vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a use-after-free condition, potentially leading to memory corruption. The impact is rated as medium with limited confidentiality and integrity effects and no impact on availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official fix or temporary mitigation has been documented at this time.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
mitre
Date Reserved
2026-08-11T19:12:24.011Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6a7b77a2bf8831d5394b40d0

Added to database: 08/11/2026, 19:27:30 UTC

Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 19:42:32 UTC

Last updated: 08/11/2026, 20:26:54 UTC

Views: 4

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