What happened
scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated that they intentionally omit validation of "anomalous argument transfers" because that could "stand a great chance of breaking existing workflows."
Affected versions
n/a: n/a; 0 through 8.3p1 (custom); V3.1.0 through before V3.1.5 (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.
Detection & mitigation
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
- Review affected product exposure and access logs.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
SploitusExploit for CVE-2020-15778 OpenSSH vulnerability enabling reverse shell via Python script.KitPloit2026-09-22T05:31:48Verifiedkitploit.comExploit for CVE-2020-15778 OpenSSH vulnerability enabling reverse shell via Python script.ru2026-09-22T05:31:48Candidategithub.comNVD reference2020-07-24VerifiedSource timeline
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