CVE-2012-6066 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 39.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
freeSSHd.exe in freeSSHd through 1.2.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted session, as demonstrated by an OpenSSH client with modified versions of ssh.c and sshconnect2.c.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 39.51% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-12-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freesshd | freesshd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | freeSSHd 1.2.6 - Authentication Bypass (Metasploit) | 2013-01-15 |
| exploit-db | freeFTPd 1.2.6 - Remote Authentication Bypass | 2012-12-02 |
| exploit-db | freeSSHd 2.1.3 - Remote Authentication Bypass | 2012-12-02 |
References
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