CVE-2026-55655 (GCVE-0-2026-55655)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-23 03:36 – Updated: 2026-08-12 15:51
VLAI
Title
Openssh: local mitm of x11 forwarding via abstract unix socket pre-binding in red hat enterprise linux openssh client versions
Summary
A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A local unprivileged attacker on a Linux client host can hijack client-side X11 forwarding connections. This is possible by pre-binding the preferred abstract X socket name when X11 forwarding is enabled and a local UNIX-domain X socket is used. A successful attack can compromise the confidentiality of forwarded X11 traffic, including sensitive window contents and input, and may allow some manipulation of the forwarded session.
Severity
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-23 12:21 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-923 - Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47755 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47756 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47757 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54387 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-55655 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2462250 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Unaffected: 0:9.9p1-25.el10_2 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.2
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Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Unaffected: 0:8.0p1-30.el8_10 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
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Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Unaffected: 0:9.9p1-9.el9_8 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream
    cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
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Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images Unaffected: 10.3p1-6.hum1 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
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Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 Unaffected: 1786435483 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
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Red Hat Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 Unaffected: 1786533529 , < * (rpm)
    cpe:/a:redhat:rhui:5::el9
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Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6     cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
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Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7     cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
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Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4     cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
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Date Public
2026-06-22 23:22
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