CVE-2026-86231
mwiede jsch KnownHosts.java getRevokedKeys improper check for certificate revocation
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Description
A security flaw has been discovered in mwiede jsch up to 2.28.5. Affected is the function getRevokedKeys of the file src/main/java/com/jcraft/jsch/KnownHosts.java. Performing a manipulation of the argument known_hosts results in improper check for certificate revocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 2.28.6 is able to address this issue. The patch is named 194a2f76a5c0f1c3f778565be3fd66bcafc42d23. You should upgrade the affected component.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Low2.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.42% · top 64% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Weakness
Affected products
References (9)
- VDB-399388 | mwiede jsch KnownHosts.java getRevokedKeys improper check for certificate revocation (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-399388 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-86231 | CVE Analysis and Report (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #898485 | mwiede jsch 2.28.4 Cert Revocation Type String Bypass (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/mwiede/jsch/issues/1091 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/mwiede/jsch/pull/1098 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/mwiede/jsch/commit/194a2f76a5c0f1c3f778565be3fd66bcafc42d23 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/mwiede/jsch/releases/tag/jsch-2.28.6 (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/mwiede/jsch/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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