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TI-2001-00257 Aliases CVE-2001-0259GHSA-pv25-r5h6-xx9c

ssh-keygen in ssh 1.2.27 - 1.2.30 with Secure-RPC can allow local attackers to recover a…

Priority LOW 19Published · 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 · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

ssh-keygen in ssh 1.2.27 - 1.2.30 with Secure-RPC can allow local attackers to recover a SUN-DES-1 magic phrase generated by another user, which the attacker can use to decrypt that user's private key file.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00842 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.27VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.28VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.29VulnerableSSH
cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.30VulnerableSSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.27 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.28 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.29 Vulnerable ·SSH
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssh:ssh:1.2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.30 Vulnerable ·SSH

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0259
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pv25-r5h6-xx9c

References

Exploit 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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