rssh 2.0.0 through 2.2.3 allows local users to bypass access restrictions and gain root…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
rssh 2.0.0 through 2.2.3 allows local users to bypass access restrictions and gain root privileges by using the rssh_chroot_helper command to chroot to an external directory.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00381 32nd 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Rssh |
| cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.1 | Vulnerable | Rssh |
| cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2 | Vulnerable | Rssh |
| cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.1 | Vulnerable | Rssh |
| cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.2 | Vulnerable | Rssh |
| cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.2.3 | Vulnerable | Rssh |
- cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Rssh
- cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.1 Vulnerable ·Rssh
- cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2 Vulnerable ·Rssh
- cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Rssh
- cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.2 Vulnerable ·Rssh
- cpe:2.3:a:rssh:rssh:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.2.3 Vulnerable ·Rssh
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3345
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8mx8-pf46-grr5
References
More Rssh vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-01055 rssh 2.2.2 and earlier does not properly restrict programs that can be run, which could… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-01274 util.c in rssh 2.3.0 in Debian GNU/Linux does not use braces to make a block, which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00550 rssh 2.0 through 2.1.x expands command line arguments before entering a chroot jail… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-3345 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3345 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8mx8-pf46-grr5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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