Chisel AUTH environment variable not respected in server entrypoint
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jpillora | chisel | before 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/jpillora/chisel (Go) | before 1.10.0 | 1.10.0 | Patch available | GHSA-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
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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-43798
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj
References
Other 4
More jpillora vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35553 Chisel: ACL Bypass via Post-Handshake SSH Channel ExtraData Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-43798 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-43798 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38jh-8h67-m7mj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-43798 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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