OpenSSH flaw exploited in the wild just hours after disclosure (CVE-2026-123158)
An OpenSSH flaw that lets remote attackers log into passwordless accounts on Alpine Linux and other musl-based systems is being exploited, threat intelligence firm Previdian has warned. The flaw (CVE-2026-123158), nicknamed sshole by Wakefield researcher Özgün Kültekin, was fixed in OpenSSH 10.6p2 on November 5. “An attacker who can reach your SSH port can log in without knowing any password. It takes one connection, works every time, and needs no retries,” the Alpine Linux team … More
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