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CVE-2000-1169

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could...

7.5 High

CVE-2000-1169 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Openbsd Openssh, published January 9, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.5 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
1.85%EPSS, 79th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Exploit likelihood

1.85%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.5

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Record
CVE-2000-1169
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Record
CVE-2000-1169
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-1154No score

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Record
EUVD-2000-1154
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jh35-33g7-ghxrNo score

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could...

OpenSSH SSH client before 2.3.0 does not properly disable X11 or agent forwarding, which could allow a malicious SSH server to gain access to the X11 display and sniff X11 events, or gain access to the ssh-agent.

Record
GHSA-jh35-33g7-ghxr
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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