Prior to version 0.3.0, chloride's use of net-ssh resulted in host fingerprints for previously unknown hosts getting added to the user's known_hosts file without confirmation
Published Mar 17, 2019
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.89%
Description
Prior to version 0.3.0, chloride's use of net-ssh resulted in host fingerprints for previously unknown hosts getting added to the user's known_hosts file without confirmation. In version 0.3.0 this is updated so that the user's known_hosts file is not updated by chloride.
Affected products
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- Version prior to 0.3.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 57.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00893) | 57.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 36.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 35.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 33.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-573x-jhqh-jg36 Advisory
- https://github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/chloride/CVE-2018-6517.yml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6517
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6517 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20201001014342/https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6517
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