CVE-2022-29245

MEDIUM

SSH.NET 2020.0.0-2020.0.1 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

SSH.NET is a Secure Shell (SSH) library for .NET. In versions 2020.0.0 and 2020.0.1, during an `X25519` key exchange, the client’s private key is generated with `System.Random`. `System.Random` is not a cryptographically secure random number generator, it must therefore not be used for cryptographic purposes. When establishing an SSH connection to a remote host, during the X25519 key exchange, the private key is generated with a weak random number generator whose seed can be brute forced. This allows an attacker who is able to eavesdrop on the communications to decrypt them. Version 2020.0.2 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, one may disable support for `curve25519-sha256` and `[email protected]` key exchange algorithms.

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0032
EPSS Percentile 54.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-338
Status published
Products (3)
nuget/SSH.NET 0 - 2020.0.2NuGet
ssh.net_project/ssh.net 2020.0.0 (2 CPE variants)
ssh.net_project/ssh.net 2020.0.1
Published May 31, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026