CVE-2020-15778
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Jul 24, 2020
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 15, 2020
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."
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://www.openssh.com/security.html
- https://github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0007/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25005567
- GLSA-202212-06vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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