Vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh
CVE-2023-38408
The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently trustworthy search path, leading to remote code execution if an agent is forwarded to an attacker-controlled system. (Code in /usr/lib is not necessarily safe f…
EPSS: 0.791 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Openbsd Openssh — versions 9.3
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37, 38
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38408?
- CVE-2023-38408 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openbsd Openssh, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-07-20.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38408?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38408 known to be exploited?
- 100 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.