CVE-2026-59846

Published Jul 21, 2026

Last updated a day ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
libssh, hardened_images, enterprise_linux

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
3.9
Impact score
2.5
Exploitability score
1.3
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity
LOW

Weaknesses

134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CWE-77

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations