CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-59846

LowCVSS 3.9
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

An attacker could access environment variables or execute unauthorized commands on the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update libssh to a version that includes a fix for the metacharacter injection vulnerability.

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS