CVE-2025-61984

ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows control characters in usernames that originate from certain possibly untrusted sources, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used. The untrusted sources are the command line and %-sequence expansion of a configuration file. (A configuration file that provides a complete literal username is not categorized as an untrusted source.)

CVSS 3.1

3.6CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 39% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-159

Published

2025-10-06

Modified

2026-10-15

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=175974522032149&w=2
• https://www.openssh.com/releasenotes.html#10.1p1
• https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/06/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/07/1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/1

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