CVE-2026-48113

Chisel: ACL Bypass via Post-Handshake SSH Channel ExtraData Injection

Published Aug 3, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Chisel is a TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP and secured via SSH. In versions prior to 1.11.5, authenticated clients can bypass --authfile ACL restrictions and tunnel traffic to arbitrary destinations reachable from the server. The ACL is enforced only during the initial handshake against declared remotes, but never on subsequent SSH channels that carry actual traffic. A malicious client can authenticate with a permitted remote, then open channels to any host:port it wants. This issue has been fixed in version 1.11.5.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-24fp-5v3p-rvpw Chisel has an ACL Bypass via Post-Handshake SSH Channel ExtraData Injection
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Jpillora
Jpillora chisel
Vendors & Products Jpillora
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Description Chisel is a TCP/UDP tunnel, transported over HTTP and secured via SSH. In versions prior to 1.11.5, authenticated clients can bypass --authfile ACL restrictions and tunnel traffic to arbitrary destinations reachable from the server. The ACL is enforced only during the initial handshake against declared remotes, but never on subsequent SSH channels that carry actual traffic. A malicious client can authenticate with a permitted remote, then open channels to any host:port it wants. This issue has been fixed in version 1.11.5.
Title Chisel: ACL Bypass via Post-Handshake SSH Channel ExtraData Injection
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2026, 5:04 PM
Reserved
May 20, 2026, 6:46 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 3, 2026, 9:16 PM
Modified
Oct 23, 2026, 9:10 PM