CVE-2014-9278: OpenBSD OpenSSH

Medium severity, CVSS 4.0. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The OpenSSH server, as used in Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and when running in a Kerberos environment, allows remote authenticated users to log in as another user when they are listed in the .k5users file of that user, which might bypass intended authentication requirements that would force a local login.

Affected products

• OpenBSD OpenSSH: affected versions not specified

Published 2014-12-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.