CVE•Published 2026-07-21•Modified 2026-09-01•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-59845Libssh · Libssh
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
5.3
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
1
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 99% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A flaw was found in libssh. When ProxyCommand is used, an unchecked fork() failure can be stored as process ID -1; during cleanup, signals may then be sent across the caller's accessible process tree, leading to local denial of service.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-21
Modified 2026-09-01
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-59845Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Libssh Libssh"All exposed Libssh Libssh instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Libssh"HTTP body or banner mentions "Libssh" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-59845Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-59845Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-59845Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-59845GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-59845" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-59845 on GitHub.
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