CVE-2026-109786

Medium

Description

In fail2ban 0.10.5 through 1.1.1 before ddd879d, the sshd filter (config/filter.d/sshd.conf) accepts an "on <token>" suffix after the host address. Because OpenSSH logs the offered username verbatim, a remote unauthenticated attacker can use a username such as "x VICTIM-SOURCE-IP-ADDRESS on" to make fail2ban associate failed login attempts with an arbitrary source IP address and ban it (e.g., to block logins from a legitimate user). The default filter mode is affected.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductFail2ban
PublishedOct 13, 2026
First seenOct 13, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-117CWE-117

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
fail2ban fail2ban0.10.5 ≤ v ≤ 1.1.1—

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