CVE-2026-55427 Coder vulnerable to SSH config injection via unsanitized server-supplied values in `coder config-ssh`

High 8.3 Published Updated

A malicious Coder server can inject arbitrary SSH configuration via unsanitized values, potentially leading to code execution on the developer's machine.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-55427?

CVE-2026-55427 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in coder, published on 7 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Coder allows organizations to provision remote development environments via Terraform. Prior to versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2, `coder config-ssh` wrote server-supplied SSH settings (`HostnameSuffix`, `SSHConfigOptions`) into the user's `~/.ssh/config` without sanitizing embedded newlines or restricting directives so a malicious or compromised Coder server could inject arbitrary SSH configuration. Practical exploitation requires control of the server-supplied values through a malicious or compromised deployment, a man-in-the-middle position or admin access to the `HostnameSuffix` and `SSHConfigOptions` settings. The fix in versions 2.29.7, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, and 2.34.2 validates `HostnameSuffix` and `SSHConfigOptions` against a strict character set that rejects newlines and other control characters. As a workaround, inspect `coder config-ssh --dry-run` output before applying changes.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-55427?

10 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/coder/coder/v2 and github.com/coder/coder. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoAll versions2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8, 2.34.2
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoAll versions2.29.17
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoAll versions2.29.17
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoFrom 2.30.02.32.7
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoFrom 2.30.02.32.7
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoFrom 2.33.02.33.8
4 more packages
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoFrom 2.33.02.33.8
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoFrom 2.34.02.34.2
github.com/coder/coder/v2 GoFrom 2.34.02.34.2
github.com/coder/coder GoAll versionsNone

Products include Coder Coder.

How do I fix CVE-2026-55427?

Upgrade github.com/coder/coder/v2 to a fixed version for your release line: 2.29.17, 2.32.7, 2.33.8 or 2.34.2.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2026-55427 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-55427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mcqq-fqgf-rxwm, GO-2026-5913.

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