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CVE-2025-61985 (GCVE-0-2025-61985)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-06 00:00 – Updated: 2026-09-08 08:43
VLAI
Summary
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.
Severity
3.6 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-06 18:33 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-158 - Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenBSD OpenSSH Affected: 0 , < 10.1 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP Affected: V3.1.6 , < * (custom)
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Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP Affected: V3.1.6 , < * (custom)
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Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP Affected: V3.1.6 , < * (custom)
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