ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to…
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. The untrusted sources are the command line and %-sequence expansion of a configuration file. (A configuration file that provides a complete literal username is not categorized as an untrusted source.)
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to…
Description
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. The untrusted sources are the command line and %-sequence expansion of a configuration file. (A configuration file that provides a complete literal username is not categorized as an untrusted source.)
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.6low
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:6.6p1-2ubuntu2.13+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm9?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.7?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.1?arch=source&distro=fips/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1@1:7.5p1-10?arch=source&distro=bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.10?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.2?arch=source&distro=fips/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.13+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1@1:7.5p1-11build1?arch=source&distro=focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.13.1?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.2.1?arch=source&distro=fips/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.14?arch=source&distro=jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1@1:7.5p1-13?arch=source&distro=jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.9p1-3ubuntu1.fips.0~ppa3?arch=source&distro=fips-preview/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.14+Fips1?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.15?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1@1:7.5p1-16?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:9.6p1-3ubuntu13.15+Fips1?arch=source&distro=fips-updates/noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:10.0p1-5ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1@1:7.5p1-17?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh@1:10.2p1-2ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=resolutepkg:deb/ubuntu/openssh-ssh1@1:7.5p1-18?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2025-61984
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-preview:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a5fd08e1010f89cc2198a76
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 20:03:26 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:56 UTC
Views: 7
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