CVE-2026-59845 — Libssh: libssh: denial of service via unchecked proxycommand fork() failure
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 a…
Published: 2026-07-21 · CVSS: 5.3 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7