vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2020-15778: openssh: scp allows command injection when using backtick characters in the destination argument (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 24, 2020 | May 23, 2024 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 24, 2020
Added
May 23, 2024
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated that they intentionally omit validation of "anomalous argument transfers" because that could "stand a great chance of breaking existing workflows."
Solutions
no-fix-redhat-rpm-packageredhat-upgrade-opensshredhat-upgrade-openssh-askpassredhat-upgrade-openssh-askpass-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-cavsredhat-upgrade-openssh-cavs-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-clientsredhat-upgrade-openssh-clients-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-openssh-keycatredhat-upgrade-openssh-keycat-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-ldapredhat-upgrade-openssh-ldap-debuginforedhat-upgrade-openssh-serverredhat-upgrade-openssh-server-debuginforedhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_authredhat-upgrade-pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo
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