CVE-2026-59845 — Security Box Score

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CVE-2026-59845MEDIUM

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — Libssh: libssh: denial of service via unchecked proxycommand fork() failure

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   R  C  N  N  H    5.9   .0011    1.3     —

AFFECTED
  Product                      Versions     Fixed
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10  unspecified  0:0.12.0-3.el10_2
  Red Hat Hardened Images      unspecified  0.12.1-4.hum1
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8   unspecified  —
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9   unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Jul 7   Reserved by redhat
  Jul 21  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Aug 17  RESCORED — CVE-2026-59845 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10). CVSS 5.3 → 5.9 (NVD).

CWE-390 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 4 references · NVD status: Modified

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
July 7, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
July 21, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
August 17, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-59845 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10). CVSS 5.3 → 5.9 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 4 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	—	—	0:0.12.0-3.el10_2
Red Hat	Red Hat Hardened Images	—	—	0.12.1-4.hum1
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-390

References (4)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42922 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55855 [vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59845 [vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2498178 [issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-59845 at cve.org

Vendors: red hat

Weaknesses: CWE-390

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