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…

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cvss high — 8.110
widely deployed15