diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3dc3410..176f40a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "napalm>=4.0",
     "napalm-device-types>=0.3.0",
     "netmiko>=4.0.0",
+    "paramiko>=5.0.0",  # CVE-2026-44405
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]