# CVE-2026-79759: Termix: Cross-User Information Disclosure via Missing Ownership Check in deploy-to-host Endpoint

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.5.1
- Published: 2026-09-24 · Updated: 2026-09-29

## Affected

- Termix-SSH Termix: from 1.7.0, fixed in 2.5.1

## Description

Termix is a web-based server management platform with SSH terminal, tunneling, and file editing capabilities. From 1.7.0 until 2.5.1, the POST /credentials/:id/deploy-to-host endpoint resolves credential and target-host records from attacker-controlled credentialId and targetHostId integer values without checking that either record belongs to the requesting user. In src/backend/database/routes/credentials.ts, differential errors reveal whether credential and host records exist and disclose each record's authType value. Properly encrypted passwords and keys are not disclosed, but a key-authenticated victim host can receive an outbound SSH connection attempt using the attacker's public key. This issue is fixed in version 2.5.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Termix-SSH Termix, upgrade to a fixed version (2.5.1) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix/security/advisories/GHSA-w4cf-69fj-g96f
- https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix/pull/1067
- https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix/commit/b0598294a6aeed866f51ce58067f43c1d751c7a6
- https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix/commit/ddbdd5c437c2296607dfaa4265d6f63fbc1ca92e
- https://github.com/Termix-SSH/Termix/releases/tag/release-2.5.1-tag

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