CVE-2023-46446 (GCVE-0-2023-46446)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-14 00:00 – Updated: 2026-02-25 17:20
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Summary
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."
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
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