CVE-2006-0225: scp in OpenSSH 4.2p1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that contain shell metacharacters or spaces, which are exp
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 18/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.47% (FIRST EPSS).
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: dropbear (Debian:12) 0.48-1; openssh (Debian:12) 1:4.3p2-1; openssh (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.4p1-7.4.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to dropbear (Debian:12) 0.48-1; openssh (Debian:12) 1:4.3p2-1; openssh (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 8.4p1-7.4 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
scp in OpenSSH 4.2p1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that contain shell metacharacters or spaces, which are expanded twice.
- Published
- Jan 25, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 40th percentile
- CWE
- —
Report tools
Action score
18
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh |
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NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- openbsd openssh3.0
- openbsd openssh3.0.1
- openbsd openssh3.0.1p1
- openbsd openssh3.0.2
- openbsd openssh3.0.2p1
- openbsd openssh3.0p1
- openbsd openssh3.1
- openbsd openssh3.1p1
- openbsd openssh3.2
- openbsd openssh3.2.2p1
- openbsd openssh3.2.3p1
- openbsd openssh3.3
- openbsd openssh3.3p1
- openbsd openssh3.4
- openbsd openssh3.4p1
- openbsd openssh3.5
- openbsd openssh3.5p1
- openbsd openssh3.6
- openbsd openssh3.6.1
- openbsd openssh3.6.1p1
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dropbear | before 0.48-1 | 0.48-1 |
| Debian:12 | openssh | before 1:4.3p2-1 | 1:4.3p2-1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | openssh | before 8.4p1-7.4 | 8.4p1-7.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | openssh | before 0:3.1p1-21 | 0:3.1p1-21 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | openssh-askpass | before 0:3.1p1-21 | 0:3.1p1-21 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | openssh-askpass-gnome | before 0:3.1p1-21 | 0:3.1p1-21 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | openssh-clients | before 0:3.1p1-21 | 0:3.1p1-21 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:2.1::as | openssh-server | before 0:3.1p1-21 | 0:3.1p1-21 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | openssh | before 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 | 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | openssh-askpass | before 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 | 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | openssh-askpass-gnome | before 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 | 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | openssh-clients | before 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 | 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | openssh-debuginfo | before 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 | 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | openssh-server | before 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 | 0:3.6.1p2-33.30.9 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | openssh | before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | openssh-askpass | before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | openssh-askpass-gnome | before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | openssh-clients | before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | openssh-debuginfo | before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | openssh-server | before 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:dropbear | 0.48-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:openssh | 1:4.3p2-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:openssh | 8.4p1-7.4 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-askpass | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-askpass-gnome | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-clients | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-debuginfo | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-server | 0:3.9p1-8.RHEL4.12 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060703-01-U.asc
- blogs.sun.com/security/entry/sun_alert_102961_security_vulnerability
- docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214
- itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00815112
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html
- secunia.com/advisories/18579
- secunia.com/advisories/18595
- secunia.com/advisories/18650
- secunia.com/advisories/18736
- secunia.com/advisories/18798
- secunia.com/advisories/18850
- secunia.com/advisories/18910
- secunia.com/advisories/18964
- secunia.com/advisories/18969
- secunia.com/advisories/18970
- secunia.com/advisories/19159
- secunia.com/advisories/20723
- secunia.com/advisories/21129
- secunia.com/advisories/21262
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.