CVE-2025-47203

low-risk
Published 2025-05-07

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

Do I need to act?

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0.19% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
4
CVSS 4.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

References (8)

https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/src/cli-main.c
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/2025/05/13/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/3
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00020.html
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low-risk
Severity 12/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal