CVE-2023-46446
Aliases:GHSA-c35q-ffpf-5qpmPYSEC-2023-239
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 6
Modified
Published: 14 Nov 2023, 00:00
Last modified:25 Feb 2026, 17:20
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
27/100 CVSS Score
6.8 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.39% LOW
0% probability -0.10%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
14 Nov 2023, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
25 Feb 2026, 17:20
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
An issue in AsyncSSH before 2.14.1 allows attackers to control the remote end of an SSH client session via packet injection/removal and shell emulation, aka a "Rogue Session Attack."
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- v3.1•HIGH•Score: 8.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.39%• Percentile: 60%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-639•Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
The system's authorization functionality does not prevent one user from gaining access to another user's data or record by modifying the key value identifying the data.
Affected Systems
- asyncssh_project•asyncssh
< 2.14.1
- PyPI•asyncssh
< 2.14.1
References (14)
- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/security/advisories/GHSA-c35q-ffpf-5qpm
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ME34ROZWMDK5KLMZKTSA422XVJZ7IMTE/
- https://www.terrapin-attack.com
- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/blob/develop/docs/changes.rst
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c35q-ffpf-5qpm
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176280/Terrapin-SSH-Connection-Weakening.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231222-0001/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00042.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46446
- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/commit/83e43f5ea3470a8617fc388c72b062c7136efd7e
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/asyncssh/PYSEC-2023-239.yaml
- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ME34ROZWMDK5KLMZKTSA422XVJZ7IMTE
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231222-0001