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CVE-2026-116794VulnerabilityPublished

russh: Agent server never calls `Agent::confirm`, so keys added with the confirm constraint (`ssh-add -c`) sign

Affects russhSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116794· High 8.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 0.65 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 02:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (GitHub_M)CVSS 4.08.3
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.65
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 28 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade russh to 0.65.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
crates.iorusshAffected
  • <0.65
Fixed in
  • 0.65

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in russh version 0.65 that restores the call to Agent::confirm before signing with confirm-constrained keys. Users and administrators should upgrade to version 0.65 or later to ensure that the confirmation check is properly enforced. Until upgrading, users should avoid using keys with the confirm constraint or disable agent forwarding to reduce exposure. No other mitigations are specified by the vendor.

Description

The russh SSH agent server does not call the Agent::confirm method before signing with keys added with the confirm constraint (ssh-add -c). This confirm constraint is intended to require user approval before signing. The issue was introduced in version 0.50.0-beta.12 and affects all versions up to and including 0.64.1. As a result, keys added with the confirm constraint are signed without user confirmation, allowing any process with access to the agent to use those keys without approval. This undermines the security purpose of the confirm constraint defined in RFC 9987.

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