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CVE-2018-20685

In OpenSSH 7.9, scp.c in the scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename. The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on the client side.

Severity
Medium 5.3
Published
10 Jan 2019
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
OpenSSHServers and applications · cpe:a:openbsd:openssh
  • Every version up to 7.9

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20685
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20685