7.8
CWE
78 77 20
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-15778: OS Command Injection

First published: Fri Jul 24 2020(Updated: )

** DISPUTED ** 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."

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
IBM Security Guardium Insights<=2.0.2
Openbsd Openssh<8.3
Openbsd Openssh=8.3
Openbsd Openssh=8.3-p1
Netapp A700s Firmware
Netapp A700s
Netapp Active Iq Unified Manager Vmware Vsphere>=9.5
Netapp Hci Management Node
Netapp Solidfire
Netapp Steelstore Cloud Integrated Storage
Netapp Hci Compute Node
Netapp Hci Storage Node
Broadcom Fabric Operating System
<8.3
=8.3
=8.3-p1
All of
>=9.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-15778?

    CVE-2020-15778 is a vulnerability in OpenSSH that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-15778?

    The severity of CVE-2020-15778 is high, with a severity value of 7.8.

  • How does CVE-2020-15778 work?

    CVE-2020-15778 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument.

  • What is the affected software?

    The affected software includes OpenSSH version 8.3 and Netapp A700s Firmware.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-15778?

    To fix CVE-2020-15778, it is recommended to apply the necessary patches provided by the vendor.

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