Improper Check for Dropped Privileges Affecting golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent package, versions <0.52.0
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published22 May 2026
- disclosed22 May 2026
- creditNCC Group Cryptography Services
Introduced: 22 May 2026
CVE-2026-39832 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent to version 0.52.0 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Check for Dropped Privileges due to the omission of constraint extensions such as restrict-destination-v00@openssh.com when adding a key to a remote agent. An attacker can bypass intended key usage restrictions by forwarding keys without the associated constraints, enabling unrestricted use of the key on the remote host.