Vulnerability Description
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."
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openbsd | Openssh | < 8.3 |
| Netapp | A700S Firmware | - |
| Netapp | A700S | - |
| Netapp | Active Iq Unified Manager | >= 9.5 |
| Netapp | Hci Management Node | - |
| Netapp | Solidfire | - |
| Netapp | Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage | - |
| Netapp | Hci Compute Node | - |
| Netapp | Hci Storage Node | - |
| Broadcom | Fabric Operating System | - |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25005567Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-06Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openssh.com/security.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25005567Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-06Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.openssh.com/security.htmlVendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-15778?
CVE-2020-15778 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.4 (HIGH). 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 th...
How severe is CVE-2020-15778?
CVE-2020-15778 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-15778?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Openbsd Openssh, Netapp A700S Firmware, Netapp A700S, Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager, Netapp Hci Management Node.