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CVE-2026-54590

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Description

AsyncSSH is a Python package which provides an asynchronous client and server implementation of the SSHv2 protocol on top of the Python asyncio framework. Version 2.23.0 contains an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-45309 in SSHServerConfig._set_tokens that blocks /, , and .. before %u substitution in AuthorizedKeysFile but does not block a leading ~ or ${ENV}, allowing later expansion in _expand_val and Path(filename).expanduser() to escape the intended authorized-keys directory. This issue is fixed in version 2.23.1.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.9 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 21:16:49.523000
Last modified
2026-10-25 17:10:00.197000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-54590",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-08T21:16:49.523",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T17:10:00.197",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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      "value": "AsyncSSH is a Python package which provides an asynchronous client and server implementation of the SSHv2 protocol on top of the Python asyncio framework. Version 2.23.0 contains an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-45309 in SSHServerConfig._set_tokens that blocks /, , and .. before %u substitution in AuthorizedKeysFile but does not block a leading ~ or ${ENV}, allowing later expansion in _expand_val and Path(filename).expanduser() to escape the intended authorized-keys directory. This issue is fixed in version 2.23.1."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "AsyncSSH es un paquete de Python que proporciona una implementación asíncrona de cliente y servidor del protocolo SSHv2 sobre el framework asyncio de Python. La versión 2.23.0 contiene una corrección incompleta para CVE-2026-45309 en SSHServerConfig._set_tokens que bloquea /, \\, y .. antes de la sustitución de %u en AuthorizedKeysFile pero no bloquea un ~ inicial o ${ENV}, permitiendo una expansión posterior en _expand_val y Path(filename).expanduser() para escapar del directorio de claves autorizadas previsto. Este problema está corregido en la versión 2.23.1."
    }
  ],
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          "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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      "url": "https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/commit/3d515ba9ba0cd9990d248bdf62bcf05d51261a88",
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