CVE-2020-36254

HIGH

Dropbear SSH < 2020.79 - Arbitrary File Write via SCP Filename Handling

Title source: llm

scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.

Core 1

Core References

Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0155

EPSS Percentile 72.2%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Status published

Products (1)

dropbear_ssh_project/dropbear_ssh < 2020.79

Published Feb 25, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026