Privilege escalation in Openbsd Openssh

CVE-2014-2532

sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character.

EPSS: 0.001 (28.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-2532?
CVE-2014-2532 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2014-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2014-2532?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2014-2532 known to be exploited?
9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.