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CVE-2025-47203: dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
4.5
CVSS
Description
dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-47203
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 4.5
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Affected Products
Vendor: Dropbear SSH Project
Product: Dropbear SSH
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.39% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 59.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-05 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47203https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/src/cli-main.c
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES