SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
Priority LOW 21Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
SSH 2.0.11 and earlier allows local users to request remote forwarding from privileged ports without being root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00339 27th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxq7-hfp5-q37w
References
More Ssh2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-01566 Buffer overflow in the URL catcher feature for SSH Secure Shell for Workstations client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00979 SSH server (sshd2) before 2.0.12 does not properly record login attempts if the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2002-01634 SSH 1 through 3, and possibly other versions, allows local users to bypass restricted… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2002-01565 SSH Secure Shell for Servers and SSH Secure Shell for Workstations 2.0.13 through 3.2.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2001-00357 SSH Communications Security sshd 2.4 for Windows allows remote attackers to create a… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-1999-01179 ssh 2.0.12, and possibly other versions, allows valid user names to attempt to enter the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-1999-1159 · CVE Program
- CVE-1999-1159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jxq7-hfp5-q37w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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