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Echo: openssh: security update to 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u6

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 463977

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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." (CVE-2020-15778)

Solution

Update the openssh library and its related packages to version 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u6 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2020-15778

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 463977

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.99

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15778

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15778