CVE-2025-47203 (GCVE-0-2025-47203)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-07 00:00 – Updated: 2025-05-17 22:02
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Summary
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
Severity ?
4.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dropbear SSH Project Dropbear SSH Affected: 0 , < 2025.88 (custom)
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