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CVE-2006-0225

scp in OpenSSH 4.2p1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that contain shell metacharacters or spaces, which are expanded twice.

Severity
Medium 4.6
Published
25 Jan 2006
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
0.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 41% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Attack
Needs local access · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
OpenSSHServers and applications · cpe:a:openbsd:openssh
  • Version 4.2p1
  • Version 4.1p1
  • Version 4.0p1
  • Version 3.9.1p1
All 33 release lines
  • Version 3.0
  • Version 3.0p1
  • Version 3.0.1
  • Version 3.0.1p1
  • Version 3.0.2
  • Version 3.0.2p1
  • Version 3.1
  • Version 3.1p1
  • Version 3.2
  • Version 3.2.2p1
  • Version 3.2.3p1
  • Version 3.3
  • Version 3.3p1
  • Version 3.4
  • Version 3.4p1
  • Version 3.5
  • Version 3.5p1
  • Version 3.6
  • Version 3.6.1
  • Version 3.6.1p1
  • Version 3.6.1p2
  • Version 3.7
  • Version 3.7.1
  • Version 3.7.1p2
  • Version 3.8
  • Version 3.8.1
  • Version 3.8.1p1
  • Version 3.9
  • Version 3.9.1
  • Version 3.9.1p1
  • Version 4.0p1
  • Version 4.1p1
  • Version 4.2p1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0225
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-0225