Stolen credentials from SSH clients via ssh-agent program, allowing other local users to…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Stolen credentials from SSH clients via ssh-agent program, allowing other local users to access remote accounts belonging to the ssh-agent user.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01139 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.1 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.2 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.3 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.4 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.5 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.6 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.7 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.8 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.9 | Vulnerable | SSH |
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.1 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.2 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.4 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.5 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.6 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.7 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.9 Vulnerable ·SSH
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.10 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.11 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.12 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.13 | Vulnerable | SSH |
| cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.14 | Vulnerable | SSH |
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.10 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.11 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.12 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.13 Vulnerable ·SSH
- cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.14 Vulnerable ·SSH
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0013
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ch8f-f5g7-vhhr
References
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More Ssh vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2001-00144 CORE SDI SSH1 CRC-32 compensation attack detector allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00245 A race condition in the authentication agent mechanism of sshd 1.2.17 allows an attacker… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2001-00557 The SSH protocols 1 and 2 (aka SSH-2) as implemented in OpenSSH and other packages have… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-01425 The SSH-1 protocol allows remote servers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks and replay… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2001-00463 SSH daemon version 1 (aka SSHD-1 or SSH-1) 1.2.30 and earlier does not log repeated login… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-1999-0013 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-0013 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ch8f-f5g7-vhhr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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