CVE-2025-47203
What it is
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · OS command injection
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2025-47203.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2025-47203. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
References
- 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