# CVE-2026-111638: sshportal through 1.19.5 Missing Authorization in 'key show' Command Exposes Private Keys

> Authenticated non-admin users can retrieve decrypted private SSH keys via the 'key show' command, allowing direct backend access and bypassing security controls.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmw3-crh7-9hmm

## What is CVE-2026-111638?

CVE-2026-111638 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in moul sshportal, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

sshportal through 1.19.5 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the management shell 'key show' command that allows authenticated non-admin users to obtain decrypted backend private SSH keys. Attackers can request predictable key names like 'default' or 'host' to retrieve private keys and connect directly to backend hosts, bypassing ACLs and session recording.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-111638?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-111638?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-111638 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-111638 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-111638 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-111638 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-111638 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in moul sshportal, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-111638 exists.

Affected product: moul sshportal. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-111638/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-111638/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111638
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111638
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-111638

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-111638/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.