Openssh ssh1: A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A local unprivileged attacker on a Linux client host can hijack client-side X11 forwarding connections. (CVE-2026-55655)
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.
Openssh ssh1: A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A local unprivileged attacker on a Linux client host can hijack client-side X11 forwarding connections. (CVE-2026-55655)
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.1medium
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.1?arch=source&distro=fips/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1?arch=source&distro=bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.10?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.2?arch=source&distro=fips/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.13+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1?arch=source&distro=focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.13.1?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.2.1?arch=source&distro=fips/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.16?arch=source&distro=jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1?arch=source&distro=jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.9p1-3ubuntu1.fips.0~ppa3?arch=source&distro=fips-preview/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.9p1-3ubuntu1.fips.0~ppa3?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.18?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.16+Fips2?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:10.2p1-2ubuntu3.5?arch=source&distro=resolutepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55655
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a5e7a702a4a8d59899de932
Added to database: 07/20/2026, 19:43:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 13:03:35 UTC
Views: 162
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