Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2020-15778
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."
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
Exploitability:1.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:13.00%
Executive Threat Verdict
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-78 ↗CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh | 8.3 |
| netapp | a700s_firmware | all |
| netapp | a700s | all |
| netapp | active_iq_unified_manager | all |
| netapp | hci_management_node | all |
| netapp | solidfire | all |
| netapp | steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage | all |
| netapp | hci_compute_node | all |
| netapp | hci_storage_node | all |
| broadcom | fabric_operating_system | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
12.996%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2020-07-15T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2020-07-24T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-04T13:22:30 |
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