Local command execution via ProxyCommand injection
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Argument injection in libfuse SSHFS before 3.7.6 allows attackers to execute local commands via a crafted mount source. The find_base_path() logic strips brackets from an IPv6-style source such as [-oProxyCommand=CMD]:/path, leaves a dash-prefixed host string, and SSHFS passes that value into ssh without validating it as a hostname or safely separating options from positional arguments. Exploitation requires a caller or wrapper that passes an attacker-controlled source string to SSHFS and uses a path-valued sftp_server; under that condition, ssh treats the host as an option, runs ProxyCommand before authentication, and executes code as the user running SSHFS.
Summary
What happened
Argument injection in libfuse SSHFS before 3.7.6 allows attackers to execute local commands via a crafted mount source. The find_base_path() logic strips brackets from an IPv6-style source such as [-oProxyCommand=CMD]:/path, leaves a dash-prefixed host string, and SSHFS passes that value into ssh without validating it as a hostname or safely separating options from positional arguments. Exploitation requires a caller or wrapper that passes an attacker-controlled source string to SSHFS and uses a path-valued sftp_server; under that condition, ssh treats the host as an option, runs ProxyCommand before authentication, and executes code as the user running SSHFS.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-48711
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- libfuse
- Product
- SSHFS
- Classifications
- CWE-88, T1202
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.7.6
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- GHSA-mm85-q63v-4476 proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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