CVE-2026-46598 | Invoking pathological inputs can lead to client panic in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent

For certain crafted inputs, a 'ed25519.PrivateKey' was created by casting malformed wire bytes, leading to a panic when used.

Published: 2026-05-22 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-46598 is rated Low Risk (29.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.33%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-46598

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.33% +0.27%
2 2026-05-28 0.02% 0.05% +0.03%
3 2026-05-22 — 0.02% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-46598

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-46598

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-46598

GHSA-9m57-25v3-79x9 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: go — golang.org/x/crypto: Invoking pathological inputs can lead to client panic

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-46598

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-46598 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (golang-go.crypto), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 3, resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46598
suse high — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46598/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-46598 medium priority: Ubuntu including 4 source packages (golang-go.crypto, google-guest-agent, lxd, snapd), 31 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 26, DNE 4, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46598

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-46598

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
golang crypto < 0.52.0 cpe:2.3:a:golang:crypto:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

References for CVE-2026-46598

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