Net::LibSSH before 0.004 skips SSH host-key checks (CVE-2026-94423)
connect() never compares the server host key with known_hosts, so the client can accept an unverified server.
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connect() never compares the server host key with known_hosts, so the client can accept an unverified server.
The Perl automation tool hardcodes StrictHostKeyChecking=no for remote rsync, so an unknown SSH host key is accepted.
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