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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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-06

Last Modified

2025-10-08

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-06

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-61985

EUVD

EUVD-2025-32134

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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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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