pageant provides a PageantStream type that implements AsyncRead and AsyncWrite traits and can be used to communicate with a running Pageant instance. From 0.2.0 until 0.2.5, PageantStream::new in pageant/src/wmmessage.rs trusts a peer-controlled four-byte length prefix and buffers until len + 4 bytes are available without checking the fixed _AGENT_MAX_MSGLEN transport capacity. An application that bridges an SSH forwarded-agent channel to the raw stream can allow a malicious server to force large allocations or retain a partially filled frame, causing client memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 0.2.5.
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History
27 Oct 2026, 21:18
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Information
Published : 2026-10-27 21:18
Updated : 2026-10-27 21:18
NVD link : CVE-2026-116775
Mitre link : CVE-2026-116775
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-116775
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Products Affected
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CWE
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
