ssh proxy_sock is broken
Author: heapcrashCreated Feb 7, 2021Updated Jul 18, 2026
Labelsbugbackport-requiredgood first issue
It appears that the SSH option proxy_sock does not work.
Works
>>> ssh(host='example.pwnme').whoami()
b'travis'Does not work
>>> r = remote('localhost', 22)
>>> ssh(host='example.pwnme', proxy_sock=r.sock).whoami()
...
AuthenticationException: Authentication failed.Works but should not work
It appears that there is some state in the remote that is bugged. When doing proxy_sock=r first, then proxy_sock=r.sock, everything works.
>>> r = remote('localhost', 22)
>>> ssh(host='example.pwnme', proxy_sock=r).whoami()
...
TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'NoneType' and 'int'
>>> ssh(host='example.pwnme', proxy_sock=r.sock).whoami()
b'travis'Source: Gallopsled/pwntools