Vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH
CVE-2025-32728
In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.0, the DisableForwarding directive does not adhere to the documentation stating that it disables X11 and agent forwarding.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- OpenBSD OpenSSH — versions 7.4
- Debian Linux — versions 11.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.mindrot.org/pipermail/openssh-unix-dev/2025-April/041879.html (Product, Mailing List, Release Notes)
- www.openssh.com/txt/release-10.0 (Release Notes)
- github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/fc86875e6acb36401dfc1dfb6b628a9d1460… (Patch)
- ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.6/common/013_ssh.patch.sig (Product)
- www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4 (Release Notes)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-32728?
- CVE-2025-32728 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OpenBSD OpenSSH, classified under Expected Behavior Violation. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-32728?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-32728 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.