CVE-2025-47203: dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.

PriorityP423medium4.5CVSS 3.1

AVLACHPRNUINSCCLILAN

EPSS

0.58%

43.3th percentile

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

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	dropbear	< dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u3 (bookworm)	dropbear 2022.83-1+deb12u3 (bookworm)
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	< 2025.88	2025.88
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2020.81-3+deb11u3	2020.81-3+deb11u3
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2022.83-1+deb12u3	2022.83-1+deb12u3
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2025.88-1	2025.88-1
dropbear_ssh_project	dropbear_ssh	>= 0 < 2025.88-1	2025.88-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.14.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

osv4.5MEDIUM

vendor_debian4.5MEDIUM

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