CVE-2025-61985
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-10-06
Last updated on: 2025-10-08
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| openssh | openssh | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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