TI-2000-00524 Aliases CVE-2000-0525 GHSA-hrrj-9rqm-m5rx

OpenSSH does not properly drop privileges when the UseLogin option is enabled, which…

MEDIUM 48Published 2000-10-13 · Updated 2024-08-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

OpenSSH does not properly drop privileges when the UseLogin option is enabled, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by providing the command to the ssh daemon.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02626 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:::::::*	1.2	Vulnerable	OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:::::::*	1.2.3	Vulnerable	OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:::::::*	2.1	Vulnerable	OpenBSD

cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.3 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0525
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hrrj-9rqm-m5rx

References

Advisory 1

20000606 The non-default UseLogin feature in /etc/sshd_config is broken and should not be used.

Other 2

TI-2023-19792 The PKCS#11 feature in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 9.3p2 has an insufficiently… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-05929 Openssh: regresshion - race condition in ssh allows rce/dos CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
TI-2023-10601 OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2018-11033 OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2016-08105 Untrusted search path vulnerability in ssh-agent.c in ssh-agent in OpenSSH before 7.4… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
TI-2023-28040 In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

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Sources

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