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3.9 Low

CVE-2026-59846 Libssh: libssh: information disclosure via proxycommand %r username expansion

Description

A flaw was found in libssh. A malicious username expanded through %r in ProxyCommand handling can inject shell metacharacters, exposing environment variables and causing unintended shell behavior.

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitable with local access to the machine, with an ordinary account and if a user takes an action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat Hardened Images 0.12 earliest → < 0.12.1-4.hum1 0.12.1-4.hum1
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