VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2025-47203
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
MEDIUM 4.5EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES
- https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/src/cli-main.c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/09/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/3
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00020.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.