Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to…
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in the (1) username or (2) host argument.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10217 95th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2016.73 | Vulnerable | Dropbear SSH Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2016.73 Vulnerable ·Dropbear SSH Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-7406
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvpx-9hv9-4qf6
References
More Dropbear SSH Project Dropbear Ssh vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2016-06308 The dropbearconvert command in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-02614 CRLF injection vulnerability in Dropbear SSH before 2016.72 allows remote authenticated… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2017-06540 The server in Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow post-authentication root remote code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-06309 The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-14723 An issue was discovered in Dropbear through 2020.81. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2016-7406 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-7406 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jvpx-9hv9-4qf6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-7406 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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