Vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Project

CVE-2020-36254

scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-36254: held from 0.016 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.019 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36254?
CVE-2020-36254 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dropbear SSH Project. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2021-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-36254?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-36254 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.