Overview
What is CVE-2026-59846?
A flaw was found in libssh. A malicious username expanded through %r in ProxyCommand handling can inject shell metacharacters, exposing environment variables and causing unintended shell behavior.
Vulnerability intelligence
CVE-2026-59846 and is rated Low severity with a CVSS score of 3.9. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
A flaw was found in libssh. A malicious username expanded through %r in ProxyCommand handling can inject shell metacharacters, exposing environment variables and causing unintended shell behavior.