Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option
Published May 19, 2017
4.7
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.32%
Description
Dropbear before 2017.75 might allow local users to read certain files as root, if the file has the authorized_keys file format with a command= option. This occurs because ~/.ssh/authorized_keys is read with root privileges and symlinks are followed.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 2017.75
Configuration 2
- 8.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.32% (0.00321) | 22.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 23.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 10.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.44% (0.00444) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/dropbear/2017q2/001985.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3859 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191004-0006/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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