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CVE-2026-93994

HIGH 8.1

Apache MINA SSHD: Repeated-publickey policy bypass on server

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH. SSH servers can be configured to require multi-authentication schemes, for instance two different public keys, not just one. In OpenSSH, this would be done by setting in sshd_config AuthenticationMethods "publickey,publickey". Apache MINA SSHD provides an equivalent configuration mechanism. In Apache MINA SSHD versions up to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5 the server code in component sshd-core does not enforce that the two public keys presented are different. A user can thus successfully authenticate with only one of the two key pairs required by presenting this single key twice. This is a partial authentication bypass. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix this issue.

CWE CWE-304
Vendor apache software foundation
Product apache mina sshd
Published Sep 30, 2026
Last Updated Sep 30, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation / Apache MINA SSHD
0 < 2.20.0 3.0.0-M1 < 3.0.0-M6

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
lists.apache.org: https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/9t3vsm8rnvwdv9779mlg1lq2fbwojdwp openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/33

Credits

Abhishek Kushwaha