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CVE-2021-41617

Published: Sep 26, 2021Updated: Jul 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDU csafNVD-CWE-Other
7.0HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 16.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

netapp
commercial·US
active iq unified manager
Hardware Firmware
clustered data ontap
Hardware Firmware
hci management node
Hardware Firmware
ontap select deploy administration utility
Hardware Firmware
solidfire
Hardware Firmware
aff a250 firmware
Hardware Firmware
aff 500f firmware
Hardware Firmware
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Common EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА»
commercial·RU
ROSA VirtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ROSA Virtualization 3.0On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
oracle
commercial·USaka oracle corp.
http serverOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins
zfs storage appliance kitOn-premDatabase
Databases / data-warehouse-analytics
Canonical Ltd.
commercial·GBaka canonical
UbuntuOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://www.openssh.com/security.html
openssh.com
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/09/26/1
openwall.com
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-8.8
openssh.com
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