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CVE-2026-55655

MEDIUM
5.0
CVSS 3.1
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-55655
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Reserved
2026-06-16 23:55 UTC
Published
2026-06-23 03:36 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-23 03:36 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-923
Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended En…
Vendor / Product
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.0 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Affected products (7)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-923 cna Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.0 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
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