CVE-2026-46598

MEDIUM 5.3

Invoking pathological inputs can lead to client panic in golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

5th

For certain crafted inputs, a 'ed25519.PrivateKey' was created by casting malformed wire bytes, leading to a panic when used.

Vendor	golang.org/x/crypto
Product	golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent
Published	May 22, 2026
Last Updated	May 22, 2026

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Affected Versions

golang.org/x/crypto / golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent

0 < 0.52.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

go.dev: https://go.dev/issue/79596 go.dev: https://go.dev/cl/781360 groups.google.com: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/a082jnz-LvI pkg.go.dev: https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2026-5033

Credits

NCC Group Cryptography Services, sponsored by Teleport