CVE-2025-61984 (GCVE-0-2025-61984)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-06 00:00 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:48
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Summary
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.)
Severity
3.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-159 - Improper Handling of Invalid Use of Special Elements
Assigner
References
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Vendor Product Version
OpenBSD OpenSSH Affected: 0 , < 10.1 (custom)
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