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CVE-2026-77185: Apache MINA SSHD: Asynchronous authentication can bypass signature verification

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of . If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
0.4%

Down from 0.5% on .

EPSS score, percentile 34.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?
9.1 Critical

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (1)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

  • from 2.0.0 to before 2.20.0
  • from 3.0.0-M1 to before 3.0.0-M6

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Apache Software Foundation Apache MINA SSHD
StatusVersions
Affectedfrom 2.0.0 to before 2.20.0
Affectedfrom 3.0.0-M1 to before 3.0.0-M6

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

About this vulnerability

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…

Summary: CVE record, as of .

  • CISA has not added CVE-2026-77185 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
  • The CVE record was published on 30 Sep 2026.
  • The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (Critical), given by its CNA.
  • FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.4% (percentile 34.5), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
  • CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; CVE List, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of . About the data.

Description

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.

Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.

Weakness

CWE-305
  • CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

DateEvent
CVE record published

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