Python asyncssh: AsyncSSH is a Python package which provides an asynchronous client and server implementation of the
Affects python-asyncsshSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 2.24.1 : patch python-asyncssh soon.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 22:04 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 |
|---|
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.24.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.10python-asyncsshpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-asyncssh?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSpython-asyncsshpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-asyncssh?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTSpython-asyncsshpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-asyncssh?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/nobleOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTSpython-asyncsshpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-asyncssh?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammyOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSpython-asyncsshpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-asyncssh?arch=source&distro=focalOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTSpython-asyncsshpkg:deb/ubuntu/python-asyncssh?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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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. Prior to 2.24.1, SFTPServer.map_path() uses posixpath.normpath() on a client-supplied path and removes only one leading slash before passing the result to posixpath.join() with the configured chroot. An authenticated SFTP user can supply a path beginning with exactly two slash characters, causing POSIX normalization to preserve the double-leading-slash form and the subsequent join to treat the remaining pathname as absolute. This bypasses the SFTP chroot and permits reads and writes with the operating-system permissions of the account running the server, which may enable code execution depending on writable targets. This issue is fixed in version 2.24.1.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-102643 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102643 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ronf/asyncssh/commit/d4fc430d37b234cb35f1ba2cca834b2dbe1302cf (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ronf/asyncssh/releases/tag/v2.24.1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/ronf/asyncssh/security/advisories/GHSA-w29m-45fc-22v9 (opens in a new tab)