CVE-2020-15778: OS Command Injection

Published Jul 24, 2020
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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."

Other sources

OpenSSH could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper input validation in the remote function in scp.c. By opening a specially crafted file containing backtick characters in the destination argument, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

IBM

scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in scp.c remote 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."

Reference: https://www.openssh.com/security.html

Red Hat

Affected Software

17 affected components
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
All of the following
NetApp A700s Firmware
NetApp A700s
IBM R10.0<=10.1.3.0 10.0.245.0
IBM R9.4<=89.42.18.0 89.41.25.0 89.40.83.0
IBM R9.3<=89.33.52.0 89.33.45.0

Event History

Jul 24, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description
Disputed
02:15 PM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·06:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-15778?

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

3

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.

4

What is the affected software?

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

5

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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