CVE-2026-116775
pageant: unbounded frame buffering on peer-controlled 4-byte length prefix (memory-exhaustion DoS)
Description
pageant provides a PageantStream type that implements AsyncRead and AsyncWrite traits and can be used to communicate with a running Pageant instance. From 0.2.0 until 0.2.5, PageantStream::new in pageant/src/wmmessage.rs trusts a peer-controlled four-byte length prefix and buffers until len + 4 bytes are available without checking the fixed _AGENT_MAX_MSGLEN transport capacity. An application that bridges an SSH forwarded-agent channel to the raw stream can allow a malicious server to force large allocations or retain a partially filled frame, causing client memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 0.2.5.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 27, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 27, 2026, 9:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the pageant library to version 0.2.5.
- Apply patches if updating is not possible.
- Limit the size of received data.
- Validate received data length.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description pageant provides a PageantStream type that implements AsyncRead and AsyncWrite traits and can be used to communicate with a running Pageant instance. From 0.2.0 until 0.2.5, PageantStream::new in pageant/src/wmmessage.rs trusts a peer-controlled four-byte length prefix and buffers until len + 4 bytes are available without checking the fixed _AGENT_MAX_MSGLEN transport capacity. An application that bridges an SSH forwarded-agent channel to the raw stream can allow a malicious server to force large allocations or retain a partially filled frame, causing client memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 0.2.5. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-770 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/116xxx/CVE-2026-116775.json">CVE-2026-116775</a> Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/russh/commit/69e4b55513eaa8ac9d2ad4236f13171fc164e10a Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/russh/releases/tag/v0.65.0 Added Reference https://github.com/Eugeny/russh/security/advisories/GHSA-662x-8wvj-2276