CVE-2023-51385

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2023 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 01:17 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxOpenSSHSIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 Pn /dp MFP Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 20%
SSVC
PoC

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78

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