CVE-2026-39828

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

Published May 22, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
When 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-45gg-vh54-h5m9 golang.org/x/crypto vulnerable to invoking bypass of certificate restrictions
References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26546 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26547 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36105 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36167 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36207 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36319 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36625 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36648 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36651 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36796 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36797 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36808 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37268 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37271 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37272 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37278 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37286 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37296 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37387 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40118 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40969 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40972 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40974 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41019 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41036 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41055 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43692 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46885 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:46903 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47735 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51033 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51038 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52857 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52910 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54531 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57191 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57194 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59467 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66022 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66521 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39828 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2480687 cve-icon
https://go.dev/cl/781621 cve-icon cve-icon
https://go.dev/issue/79562 cve-icon cve-icon
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI cve-icon cve-icon
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5014 cve-icon cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39828.json cve-icon
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Golang crypto
Weaknesses CWE-295
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
Vendors & Products Golang crypto
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Golang
Golang ssh
Vendors & Products Golang
Golang ssh
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description When 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.
Title Invoking bypass of certificate restrictions in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Go
Published
Updated
Sep 18, 2026, 12:04 PM
Reserved
Apr 7, 2026, 6:13 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 22, 2026, 4:16 AM
Modified
Sep 11, 2026, 1:17 PM