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

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-39828
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGo
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-22 04:16:22 UTC
Updated2026-06-02 16:33:58 UTC
DescriptionWhen 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.3 MEDIUM from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.000340000 probability, percentile 0.105130000 (date 2026-06-03)

Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Golang Crypto All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Golang.orgxcrypto Golang.org/x/crypto/ssh affected 0.52.0 semver Not specified

References

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groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI [email protected] groups.google.com Mailing List
go.dev/cl/781621 [email protected] go.dev Issue Tracking
go.dev/issue/79562 [email protected] go.dev Issue Tracking
pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5014 [email protected] pkg.go.dev Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: NCC Group Cryptography Services, sponsored by Teleport (en)

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