Answer in brief
CVE-2026-39835 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Invoking server panic during CheckHostKey/Authenticate in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps golang.org/x/crypto/golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (generic), golang.org/x/crypto (go), golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-39835 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Invoking server panic during CheckHostKey/Authenticate in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps golang.org/x/crypto/golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (generic), golang.org/x/crypto (go), golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps golang.org/x/crypto/golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (generic), golang.org/x/crypto (go), golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/crypto/golang.org/x/crypto/sshgeneric | >=0 <0.52.0 | 0.52.0 |
| golang.org/x/cryptogo | <0.52.0 | 0.52.0 |
| golang.org/x/crypto/sshgo | <0.52.0 | 0.52.0 |
Published upstream
May 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
SSH servers which use CertChecker as a public key callback without setting IsUserAuthority or IsHostAuthority could be caused to panic by a client presenting a certificate. CertChecker now returns an error instead of panicking when these callbacks are nil.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps golang.org/x/crypto/golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (generic), golang.org/x/crypto (go), golang.org/x/crypto/ssh (go). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| golang.org/x/crypto/golang.org/x/crypto/sshgeneric | >=0 <0.52.0 | 0.52.0 |
| golang.org/x/cryptogo | <0.52.0 | 0.52.0 |
| golang.org/x/crypto/sshgo | <0.52.0 | 0.52.0 |
Published upstream
May 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 7, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
SSH servers which use CertChecker as a public key callback without setting IsUserAuthority or IsHostAuthority could be caused to panic by a client presenting a certificate. CertChecker now returns an error instead of panicking when these callbacks are nil.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.