ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. The untrusted sources are the command line and %-sequence expansion of a configuration file. (A configuration file that provides a complete literal username is not categorized as an untrusted source.)
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-askpass | Dec 23, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openssh | Dec 1, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-server-sysvinit | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-debugsource | Feb 20, 2026 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openssh | Apr 13, 2026 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026115 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jun 16, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade openssh-serverUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-clients | Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp12 | — | Upgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-server | Jan 15, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp13 | — | Upgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-server | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Ibm Aix | — | Apply the fix or workaround for openssh_advisory20 | Jan 7, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Openbsd Openssh | — | Upgrade to the latest version of OpenSSH | Dec 3, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-askpassUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-keysignUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-cavs | Dec 22, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-sk-dummy-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-keysign-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keysignUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-askpass | Dec 18, 2025 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade openssh-cavs-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-askpass-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_authUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-debugsourceUpgrade openssh-keysign-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-clients-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldap-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-ldapUpgrade openssh-keycatUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-keysignUpgrade openssh-debuginfoUpgrade pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-server-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-keycat-debuginfoUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-askpass | Feb 5, 2026 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openssh-server-config-disallow-rootloginUpgrade opensshUpgrade openssh-commonUpgrade openssh-cavsUpgrade openssh-helpersUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-fipsUpgrade openssh-clientsUpgrade openssh-askpass-gnome | Dec 5, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade openssh-server (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade openssh-clientUpgrade openssh-serverUpgrade openssh-client (Ubuntu Pro) | Mar 13, 2026 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Feb 9, 2026 | Oct 6, 2025 |
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