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CVE-2020-15778

scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated that they intentionally omit validation of "anomalous argument transfers" because that could "stand a great chance of breaking existing workflows."

Severity
High 7.4
Published
24 Jul 2020
Last changed
14 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
8.3
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
OpenSSHServers and applications · cpe:a:openbsd:openssh
  • Every version before 8.3
  • Version 8.3
  • Version 8.3-p1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15778
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15778