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CVE-2020-15778


scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated that they intentionally omit validation of "anomalous argument transfers" because that could "stand a great chance of breaking existing workflows."


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.4, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 10 products from openbsd, from netapp, from netapp and 7 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-07-24T14:15:12.450

Last Modified

2025-07-28T18:12:45.213

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.4 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-78
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-78

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openbsd openssh < 8.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 8.3 Yes
Application openbsd openssh 8.3 Yes
Operating System netapp a700s_firmware - Yes
Hardware netapp a700s - No
Application netapp active_iq_unified_manager ≥ 9.5 Yes
Application netapp hci_management_node - Yes
Application netapp solidfire - Yes
Application netapp steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage - Yes
Hardware netapp hci_compute_node - Yes
Hardware netapp hci_storage_node - Yes
Operating System broadcom fabric_operating_system - Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For openbsd's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.