Sunday honeypot evidence showed exploit-shaped traffic against the musl-specific OpenSSH authentication bypass, making exposure discovery and compromise hunting Monday’s first decision.
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CVE-2026-123158 permits password authentication bypass on specific musl-based OpenSSH configurations. SANS ISC reported rising exploit attempts through the weekend, including 713 long-password requests on Friday. Sunday honeypot evidence showed exploit-shaped traffic against the musl-specific OpenSSH authentication bypass, making exposure discovery and compromise hunting Monday’s first decision.
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