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CVE-2018-20685

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: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2018-20685
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5.3
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.6
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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