CVE-2025-61985

low

Description

ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-10-06

Updated: 2026-07-14

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

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

Severity: Medium

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