Description
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES
Scores
CVSS v3
4.5
EPSS
0.0019
EPSS Percentile
41.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
Dropbear SSH Project/Dropbear SSH
< 2025.88
Published
May 07, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026