CVE-2025-61984

low

Description

ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. The untrusted sources are the command line and %-sequence expansion of a configuration file. (A configuration file that provides a complete literal username is not categorized as an untrusted source.)

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/06/1

https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#10.1p1

https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=175974522032149&w=2

https://dgl.cx/2025/10/bash-a-newline-ssh-proxycommand-cve-2025-61984

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-10-06

Updated: 2025-10-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Low

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00011