CVE-2020-15778scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument.
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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."
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
openbsd openssh openbsd:openssh | through 8.3p1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
openbsd openssh openbsd:openssh | before 8.3; 8.3; 8.3 | NVD |
netapp a700s_firmware netapp:a700s_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp active_iq_unified_manager netapp:active_iq_unified_manager | from 9.5 | NVD |
netapp hci_management_node netapp:hci_management_node | all versions | NVD |
netapp solidfire netapp:solidfire | all versions | NVD |
netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage | all versions | NVD |
netapp hci_compute_node netapp:hci_compute_node | all versions | NVD |
netapp hci_storage_node netapp:hci_storage_node | all versions | NVD |
broadcom fabric_operating_system broadcom:fabric_operating_system | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://www.openssh.com/security.htmlvendor-advisory
- https://github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0007/third-party-advisory
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25005567third-party-advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-06vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166third-party-advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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