Security Advisory

CVE-2026-59845

5.3
MEDIUM

Vulnerability 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.
Published Date July 21, 2026
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory