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    CVE-2023-51385

    In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.

    Published:Dec 18, 2023
    Last Modified:May 12, 2026
    EPS:Dec 18, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.17234
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Openbsd
    Product
    Openssh
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Openshift Data Foundation
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    https://github.com/2048JiaLi/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/c0deur/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/endasugrue/CVE-2023-51385_pochttps://github.com/farliy-hacker/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/farliy-hacker/CVE-2023-51385-savehttps://github.com/FeatherStark/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/Featherw1t/CVE-2023-51385_testhttps://github.com/GroundCTL2MajorTom/CVE-2023-51385POChttps://github.com/GroundCTL2MajorTom/CVE-2023-51385P-POChttps://github.com/julienbrs/exploit-CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/julienbrs/malicious-exploit-CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/Le1a/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/LSP1025923/cve-2023-51385https://github.com/LtmThink/CVE-2023-51385_testhttps://github.com/MiningBot-eth/CVE-2023-51385-exploithttps://github.com/power1314520/CVE-2023-51385_testhttps://github.com/runooovb/CVE-2023-51385testhttps://github.com/saarcastified/CVE-2023-51385---OpenSSH-ProxyCommand-Injection-PoChttps://github.com/Sonicrrrr/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/thinkliving2020/CVE-2023-51385-https://github.com/uccu99/CVE-2023-51385https://github.com/vin01/poc-proxycommand-vulnerablehttps://github.com/watarium/poc-cve-2023-51385https://github.com/WLaoDuo/CVE-2023-51385_poc-testhttps://github.com/WOOOOONG/CVE-2023-51385

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    References

    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/26/4
    https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/7ef3787c84b6b524501211b11a26c742f829af1a
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-17
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0005/
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
    https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/ssh/security/openssh/libssh/remote-code-execution/2023/12/20/openssh-proxycommand-libssh-rce.html
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
    https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6
    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/2
    http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/26/4
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/07/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/10/12/1
    https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/7ef3787c84b6b524501211b11a26c742f829af1a
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-17
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0005/
    https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
    https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/ssh/security/openssh/libssh/remote-code-execution/2023/12/20/openssh-proxycommand-libssh-rce.html
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
    https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6
    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/2
    https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
    https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-769027.html
    https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High