CVE-2025-47203

Summary

dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• CWE-78: CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

• SSVC:
• Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical Impact: partial

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/09/4
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/6
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/3
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/10
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00020.html

References

• https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/src/cli-main.c
• https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES

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