CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2012-6066
HIGHEPSS 98th pctl9.3
CVSS v2
Description
freeSSHd.exe in freeSSHd through 1.2.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a crafted session, as demonstrated by an OpenSSH client with modified versions of ssh.c and sshconnect2.c.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
39.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days
98thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.