CVE-2026-110927

Status: Awaiting AnalysisMedium (4.3)—
Severity4.3Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.26 %higher than 17% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. After compression is negotiated, a compressed payload can expand past the maximum supported packet size because the inflate loop does not stop at that limit. Memory use grows in the process handling that connection.

CVSS

Base score
4.3
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.26 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
17
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

El vector CVSS indica red con privilegios bajos (PR:L) y el texto dice que la memoria crece sin límite en el proceso de la conexión, lo que encaja con agotamiento de recursos.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

CWEs

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