In OpenSSH 7.9, scp.c in the scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of .
In OpenSSH 7.9, scp.c in the scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypass intended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename. The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on the client side.
- Published
- Jan 10, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.7% · 89th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-863
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| openbsd | openssh | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh |
| winscp | winscp | cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp |
| netapp | cloud backup | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup |
| netapp | element software | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software |
| netapp | ontap select deploy | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy |
| netapp | steelstore cloud integrated storage | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage |
| netapp | storage automation store | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
and 18 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- canonical ubuntu linux18.10
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- fujitsu m10-1 firmwarebefore xcp3070
- fujitsu m10-1 firmwarebefore xcp2361
- fujitsu m10-4 firmwarebefore xcp2361
- fujitsu m10-4 firmwarebefore xcp3070
- fujitsu m10-4s firmwarebefore xcp3070
- fujitsu m10-4s firmwarebefore xcp2361
- fujitsu m12-1 firmwarebefore xcp2361
- fujitsu m12-1 firmwarebefore xcp3070
- fujitsu m12-2 firmwarebefore xcp2361
- fujitsu m12-2 firmwarebefore xcp3070
- fujitsu m12-2s firmwarebefore xcp2361
- fujitsu m12-2s firmwarebefore xcp3070
- netapp cloud backupall versions
- netapp element softwareall versions
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | dropbear | before 2019.78-r1 | 2019.78-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | openssh | before 7.9_p1-r3 | 7.9_p1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | dropbear | before 2020.79-r0 | 2020.79-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | openssh | before 7.5_p1-r4 | 7.5_p1-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | openssh | before 7.5_p1-r10 | 7.5_p1-r10 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | openssh | before 7.7_p1-r4 | 7.7_p1-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | dropbear | before 2018.76-r3 | 2018.76-r3 |
| Debian:12 | openssh | before 1:7.9p1-5 | 1:7.9p1-5 |
| Debian:8 | openssh | before 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u8 | 1:6.7p1-5+deb8u8 |
| Debian:9 | openssh | before 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u5 | 1:7.4p1-10+deb9u5 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | openssh | before 7.6p1-lp150.8.9.1 | 7.6p1-lp150.8.9.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | openssh | before 8.4p1-7.4 | 8.4p1-7.4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-askpass | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-askpass-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-cavs-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-clients-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-debugsource | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-keycat-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-ldap-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | openssh-server-debuginfo | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo | before 0:0.10.3-7.3.el8 | 0:0.10.3-7.3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | openssh | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | openssh-cavs | before 0:8.0p1-3.el8 | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:dropbear | 2019.78-r1 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| alpine:openssh | 7.9_p1-r3 · Alpine:v3.10 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:openssh | 1:7.9p1-5 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:openssh | 7.6p1-lp150.8.9.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-askpass | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-askpass-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-cavs | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-cavs-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-clients-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-debugsource | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-keycat-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-ldap-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:openssh-server-debuginfo | 0:8.0p1-3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:pam_ssh_agent_auth-debuginfo | 0:0.10.3-7.3.el8 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| rocky linux:openssh | 0:8.0p1-30.el8_10 · Rocky Linux:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openssh | 6.6p1-54.26.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:openssh-askpass-gnome | 6.6p1-54.26.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | 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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
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
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-863 · Incorrect AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106531
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3702
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
- cvsweb.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/usr.bin/ssh/scp.c.diff?r1=1.197&r2=1.198&f=h
- github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/6010c0303a422a9c5fa8860c061bf7105eb7f8b2
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00030.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-16
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-53
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190215-0001/
- sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt
- usn.ubuntu.com/3885-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4387
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.