RCE in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
CVE-2020-15778
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."
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.137 (96.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.130 · newest: 0.137 · change: +0.007
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openssh.com/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/cpandya2909/CVE-2020-15778/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200731-0007/ (Third Party Advisory)
- news.ycombinator.com/item (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202212-06 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3166 (Third Party Advisory)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-15778?
- CVE-2020-15778 is a high-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2020-07-24.
- How severe is CVE-2020-15778?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-15778 known to be exploited?
- 78 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.