9.1

CVE-2026-77185

Apache MINA SSHD: Asynchronous authentication can bypass signature verification

Authentication bypass in sshd-core in Apache MINA SSHD versions 2.0.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5 for a certain (presumed rare) way to implement an SSH server.




Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client- and server-side SSH. In the server part of the library, a mechanism to perform "asynchronous authentication" exists. A server implemented with Apache MINA SSHD must contain explicit code to make use of this feature. The implementation of this feature was flawed and could potentially lead to skipping checking the signature in public-key or hostbased authentication, or returning a wrong result.




Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache MINA SSHD 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix the logic error and which additionally forbid the use of this "asynchronous authentication" mechanism with the public-key or hostbased authentication schemes: if used, the SSH session will be closed and the server will log an entry indicating that asynchronous authentication may be used only with password or keyboard-interactive authentication.
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HerstellerApache Software Foundation
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Produkt Apache MINA SSHD
Default Statusunaffected
Version 2.0.0
Version < 2.20.0
Status affected
Version 3.0.0-M1
Version < 3.0.0-M6
Status affected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.51% 0.409
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
Apache 9.1 3.9 5.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE-305 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

The authentication algorithm is sound, but the implemented mechanism can be bypassed as the result of a separate weakness that is primary to the authentication error.

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/t8pn812yq8ndokxyfxztg8tovov1284n
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/29/32