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CVE-2020-15778

Published: Jul 24, 2020Updated: Jul 28, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafCWE-78
NVD MITRE
7.4CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
13.0%
Top 4.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

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."

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-78

Affected Products

opensshopenbsd
LibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
a700s firmwarenetappHardware Firmware
active iq unified managernetappHardware Firmware
hci management nodenetappHardware Firmware
solidfirenetappHardware Firmware
openbsdoss-projectCAOperating Systemsaka openbsd
netappcommercialUSHardware Firmware
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166
access.redhat.com
https://github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/
github.com
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25005567
news.ycombinator.com
and 17 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 24, 2020
Last Updated
Jul 28, 2025

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