Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-94140

Weakness: CWE-322

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CVSS 9.1 Critical

What it is

Reported

Rex versions through 1.16.1 for Perl accept an unknown SSH host key for remote rsync transfers because sync hardcodes StrictHostKeyChecking=no. Every remote branch of sync builds its ssh command with that option, for password authentication, for private-key authentication and for the fallback. The ssh options a caller sets through set_openssh_opt reach the OpenSSH transport but not this command, so there is no configuration that restores host key checking for the transfer.…

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Dates

Source last published: 2026-10-22 02:16 UTC · Source last updated: 2026-10-31 01:08 UTC

What is affected

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Urgency and basis

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Dates

Source last updated: 2026-10-31 01:08 UTC

Exploitation evidence

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What to do

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Detection and validation

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Sigma, Atomic, Nuclei, and Metasploit: none mapped by tracked sources.

Sigma
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Atomic
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Nuclei
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Metasploit
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Evidence detail

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