High severity · published Aug 3, 2026
CVE-2026-48113
Chisel: ACL Bypass via Post-Handshake SSH Channel ExtraData Injection
8.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
chisel · jpillora
< 1.11.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48113
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48113
github.com
https://github.com/jpillora/chisel/commit/44310b65667a97901874ffdf4815b3732c22eaa3
github.com
https://github.com/jpillora/chisel/security/advisories/GHSA-24fp-5v3p-rvpw
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