CVE-2025-61985
Published: October 9, 2025Last modified: December 23, 2025
Description
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 3.6 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | openssh | Fixed (9.1_p1-r11) |
| 25 LTS | openssh | Fixed (10.0_p1-r10) | |
| Stream | openssh | Fixed (10.1_p1-r0) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | openssh | Fixed (9.1_p1-r11) |
| 25 LTS | openssh | Fixed (10.0_p1-r10) | |
| Stream | openssh | Fixed (10.1_p1-r0) |