CVE-2025-47203
Publication date 7 May 2025
Last updated 11 July 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| dropbear | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Not affected
|
| 25.10 questing |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was needs-triage | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
4.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |