# CVE-2026-35414: Auth bypass in OpenSSH

> OpenSSH mishandles authorized_keys principals with comma characters in certificates, potentially allowing authentication bypass in specific configurations.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Updated:** 2 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-81788, BELL-CVE-2026-35414, CLSA-2026-1777296725, CLSA-2026-1777307655, CLSA-2026-1777393442, CLSA-2026-1777453408, CLSA-2026-1777453856, CLSA-2026-1777465438, CLSA-2026-1777466052, CLSA-2026-1777466402, CLSA-2026-1777591889, CLSA-2026-1777947165, CLSA-2026-1777979444, CLSA-2026-1778056682, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-35414, ECHO-b2b2-3d93-518c, GHSA-f6c7-fj8h-5898, JLSEC-2026-78, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35414, USN-8577-1

## What is CVE-2026-35414?

CVE-2026-35414 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenSSH, published on 2 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenSSH before 10.3 mishandles the authorized_keys principals option in uncommon scenarios involving a principals list in conjunction with a Certificate Authority that makes certain use of comma characters.

Weakness: CWE-670 (Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-35414?

It affects 1 product.


Products: OpenSSH.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-35414?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-35414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- CVE-2026-35414 Vuln block (github_poc): https://github.com/killercd/CVE-2026-35414

## Other vulnerabilities in OpenSSH

- [CVE-2003-0786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0786/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-0693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-0693/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-0640](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-0640/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0144](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0144/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2000-0999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2000-0999/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-35414 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-35414 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in OpenSSH, published on 2 Apr 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-35414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OpenSSH. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35414/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35414
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35414
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35414

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-35414/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.