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🛡️ CVE-2026-3497 on Debian 13 (Root.io) — rootio-openssh

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-3497 in rootio-openssh - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-3497 in the rootio-openssh package for Root:Debian:13. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-3497 as tracked by Debian 13 (Root.io), for the package rootio-openssh. The fix is available in version 1:10.0p1-7+deb13u1.root.io.9; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity none, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: None.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-3497 is classified as CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource. A resource is read before being initialised, so its contents are whatever was left there.

Affected software

ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-3497 is recorded against 1 package.

  • rootio-openssh (fixed in 1:10.0p1-7+deb13u1.root.io.9)

Timeline and source

Published on 6 April 2026 and last revised on 17 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

rootio-openssh has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource) in other software:

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-04-06
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
rootio-openssh — 1:10.0p1-7+deb13u1.root.io.9

References

N/A

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