CVE-2025-61985
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-06

Last updated on: 2025-10-08

Assigner: MITRE

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.
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Published
2025-10-06
Last Modified
2025-10-08
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-61985
EUVD
EUVD-2025-32134
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openssh openssh *
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CWE ID Description
CWE-158 The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes NUL characters or null bytes when they are sent to a downstream component.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in OpenSSH versions before 10.1, where the '\0' (null) character is allowed in an ssh:// URI. This can potentially lead to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system when a ProxyCommand is used with a specially crafted ssh:// URI containing a '\0' character.

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