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TI-1999-00737 Aliases CVE-1999-0787GHSA-93v8-gx5g-v586

The SSH authentication agent follows symlinks via a UNIX domain socket.

Priority LOW 13Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The SSH authentication agent follows symlinks via a UNIX domain socket.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01015 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.27VulnerableSSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.27 Vulnerable ·SSH

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0787
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-93v8-gx5g-v586

References

Other 2

  • 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-1999-00013 Stolen credentials from SSH clients via ssh-agent program, allowing other local users to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • 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
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Sources

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