{
    "id": "CVE-2012-6066",
    "published": "2012-12-04 23:55:01",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:47:45",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-287",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.39513",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98567",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "freesshd",
            "product": "freesshd"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "24133",
            "title": "freeSSHd 1.2.6 - Authentication Bypass (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2013-01-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24133"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "23079",
            "title": "freeFTPd 1.2.6 - Remote Authentication Bypass",
            "date": "2012-12-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23079"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "23080",
            "title": "freeSSHd 2.1.3 - Remote Authentication Bypass",
            "date": "2012-12-02",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23080"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-12/0012.html",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2012-12/0012.html"
    ]
}