Credential disclosure via host ID authorization bypass
Published Aug 19, 2026 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Missing authorization in Termix before 2.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to disclose stored SSH credentials via terminal WebSocket requests. In src/backend/ssh/host-resolver.ts, resolveHostById selects a host by attacker-supplied host ID without checking ownership or access, and can fall back to decrypting the owner's credential; src/backend/ssh/terminal.ts then pairs that victim credential with attacker-controlled connection fields. Exploitation requires valid low-privilege access and a victim data key that is unlocked in the backend process, after which stored passwords or private-key material can be sent to an attacker-controlled SSH server.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Termix before 2.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to disclose stored SSH credentials via terminal WebSocket requests. In src/backend/ssh/host-resolver.ts, resolveHostById selects a host by attacker-supplied host ID without checking ownership or access, and can fall back to decrypting the owner's credential; src/backend/ssh/terminal.ts then pairs that victim credential with attacker-controlled connection fields. Exploitation requires valid low-privilege access and a victim data key that is unlocked in the backend process, after which stored passwords or private-key material can be sent to an attacker-controlled SSH server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53546
- Published
- Aug 19, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 20, 2026
- Vendor
- Termix-SSH
- Product
- Termix
- Classifications
- CWE-639, CWE-862, T1212
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
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=< 2.3.2
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Public exploit references
- termix-ssh_poc.zip proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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