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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.