{
  "document": {
    "category": "csaf_vex",
    "csaf_version": "2.0",
    "distribution": {
      "text": "Public",
      "tlp": {
        "label": "WHITE",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/"
      }
    },
    "lang": "en-US",
    "notes": [
      {
        "category": "general",
        "text": "To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle",
        "title": "Additional Resources"
      },
      {
        "category": "legal_disclaimer",
        "text": "The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided \\\"as is\\\" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.",
        "title": "Disclaimer"
      }
    ],
    "publisher": {
      "category": "vendor",
      "contact_details": "secure@microsoft.com",
      "name": "Microsoft Security Response Center",
      "namespace": "https://msrc.microsoft.com"
    },
    "references": [
      {
        "category": "self",
        "summary": "CVE-2020-15778 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.\" - VEX",
        "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2020/msrc_cve-2020-15778.json"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Microsoft Support Lifecycle",
        "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle"
      },
      {
        "category": "external",
        "summary": "Common Vulnerability Scoring System",
        "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss"
      }
    ],
    "title": "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.\"",
    "tracking": {
      "current_release_date": "2020-09-25T00:00:00.000Z",
      "generator": {
        "date": "2025-10-19T17:59:05.520Z",
        "engine": {
          "name": "MSRC Generator",
          "version": "1.0"
        }
      },
      "id": "msrc_CVE-2020-15778",
      "initial_release_date": "2020-07-02T00:00:00.000Z",
      "revision_history": [
        {
          "date": "2020-09-25T00:00:00.000Z",
          "legacy_version": "1",
          "number": "1",
          "summary": "Information published."
        }
      ],
      "status": "final",
      "version": "1"
    }
  },
  "product_tree": {
    "branches": [
      {
        "branches": [
          {
            "branches": [
              {
                "category": "product_version",
                "name": "1.0",
                "product": {
                  "name": "CBL Mariner 1.0",
                  "product_id": "16820"
                }
              }
            ],
            "category": "product_name",
            "name": "Azure Linux"
          },
          {
            "branches": [
              {
                "category": "product_version_range",
                "name": "\u003ccm1 openssh 8.0p1-12",
                "product": {
                  "name": "\u003ccm1 openssh 8.0p1-12",
                  "product_id": "1"
                }
              },
              {
                "category": "product_version",
                "name": "cm1 openssh 8.0p1-12",
                "product": {
                  "name": "cm1 openssh 8.0p1-12",
                  "product_id": "19166"
                }
              }
            ],
            "category": "product_name",
            "name": "openssh"
          }
        ],
        "category": "vendor",
        "name": "Microsoft"
      }
    ],
    "relationships": [
      {
        "category": "default_component_of",
        "full_product_name": {
          "name": "\u003ccm1 openssh 8.0p1-12 as a component of CBL Mariner 1.0",
          "product_id": "16820-1"
        },
        "product_reference": "1",
        "relates_to_product_reference": "16820"
      },
      {
        "category": "default_component_of",
        "full_product_name": {
          "name": "cm1 openssh 8.0p1-12 as a component of CBL Mariner 1.0",
          "product_id": "19166-16820"
        },
        "product_reference": "19166",
        "relates_to_product_reference": "16820"
      }
    ]
  },
  "vulnerabilities": [
    {
      "cve": "CVE-2020-15778",
      "cwe": {
        "id": "CWE-78",
        "name": "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (\u0027OS Command Injection\u0027)"
      },
      "notes": [
        {
          "category": "general",
          "text": "mitre",
          "title": "Assigning CNA"
        }
      ],
      "product_status": {
        "fixed": [
          "19166-16820"
        ],
        "known_affected": [
          "16820-1"
        ]
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "category": "self",
          "summary": "CVE-2020-15778 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.\" - VEX",
          "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/vex/2020/msrc_cve-2020-15778.json"
        }
      ],
      "remediations": [
        {
          "category": "vendor_fix",
          "date": "2020-09-25T00:00:00.000Z",
          "details": "-:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade",
          "product_ids": [
            "16820-1"
          ],
          "url": "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-azure-linux-upgrade"
        }
      ],
      "scores": [
        {
          "cvss_v3": {
            "attackComplexity": "LOW",
            "attackVector": "LOCAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 7.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "environmentalsScore": 0.0,
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "temporalScore": 7.8,
            "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "products": [
            "16820-1"
          ]
        }
      ],
      "title": "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.\""
    }
  ]
}