OpenSSH 4.4 up to versions before 4.9 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the…
Priority LOW 33CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
OpenSSH 4.4 up to versions before 4.9 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the sshd_config ForceCommand directive by modifying the .ssh/rc session file.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02205 82nd 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:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4p1 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.7 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
| cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.8 | Vulnerable | OpenBSD |
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.4p1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4p1 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
- cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8 Vulnerable ·OpenBSD
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1657
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4fmw-7mgw-xgw8
References
Advisory 11
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- TI-2023-10601 OpenSSH server (sshd) 9.1 introduced a double-free vulnerability during… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2008-1657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-1657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4fmw-7mgw-xgw8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2008-1657 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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