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TI-2024-29392 Aliases CVE-2024-43798GHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj

Chisel AUTH environment variable not respected in server entrypoint

Priority HIGH 78CWE-1068Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-306.

Summary

Chisel is a fast TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP, secured via SSH. The Chisel server doesn't ever read the documented `AUTH` environment variable used to set credentials, which allows any unauthenticated user to connect, even if credentials were set. Anyone running the Chisel server that is using the `AUTH` environment variable to specify credentials to authenticate against is affected by this vulnerability. Chisel is often used to provide an entrypoint to a private network, which means services that are gated by Chisel may be affected. Additionally, Chisel is often used for exposing services to the internet. An attacker could MITM requests by connecting to a Chisel server and requesting to forward traffic from a remote port. This issue has been addressed in release version 1.10.0. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0045 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed chisel (jpillora): 1.10.0github.com/jpillora/chisel (Go): 1.10.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
jpillorachiselbefore 1.10.01.10.0Patch availableCNA
—github.com/jpillora/chisel (Go)before 1.10.01.10.0Patch availableGHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj
  • chisel Vendorjpillora Affected before 1.10.0 Fixed in 1.10.0 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/jpillora/chisel (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.0 Fixed in 1.10.0 Patch available GHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:jpillora:chisel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——jpillora
  • cpe:2.3:a:jpillora:chisel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·jpillora

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA chisel (jpillora) Fixed in 1.10.0
  • Fix · GHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj github.com/jpillora/chisel (Go) Fixed in 1.10.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43798
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj

References

  • TI-2026-35553 Chisel: ACL Bypass via Post-Handshake SSH Channel ExtraData Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5

Sources