Medium severity · published May 22, 2026
CVE-2026-46598
Invoking pathological inputs can lead to client panic in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent
5.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
For certain crafted inputs, a 'ed25519.PrivateKey' was created by casting malformed wire bytes, leading to a panic when used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent · golang.org/x/crypto
before 0.52.0 · source: vendor
CR
Crypto · Golang
before 0.52.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
GO
golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent
golang.org/x/crypto
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46598
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46598
Issue Tracking
https://go.dev/cl/781360
Issue Tracking
https://go.dev/issue/79596
Mailing List
https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI
Vendor Advisory
https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5033
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