CVE-2026-94029
Published:September 30, 2026
Updated:October 10, 2026
Server-side memory exhaustion in Apache MINA SSHD 1.0.0 to 2.19.0 and 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M5, component sshd-sftp, in the SFTP v6 check-file-name/check-file-handle extension. Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH.
Using a very small "block size" (for instance 256, which is the minimum) on a huge file generates many (file size / block size) hashes. The resulting SFTP reply message was accumulated fully in memory server-side, which could, with a suitably large (possibly sparse) file exhaust the server-side memory, taking down the server.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.20.0 or 3.0.0-M6, which fix this issue by imposing a maximum limit on the size of the reply. Many SFTP implementations have a general limit on the size of SFTP messages anyway; typically 256kB as in OpenSSH or also in Apache MINA SSHD.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=sshd-3.0.0-M1 <sshd-3.0.0-M6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version sshd-3.0.0-M6https://github.com/apache/mina-sshd.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=sshd-2.0.0 <sshd-2.20.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version sshd-2.20.0org.apache.sshd:sshd-sftp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <2.20.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.20.0org.apache.sshd:sshd-sftp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=3.0.0-M1 <3.0.0-M6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.0.0-M6Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EPSS
Base Score:
0.38