6.5

CVE-2023-51385: debian debian_linux

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2023-51385SUSE-SU-2024:0596-1SUSE-SU-2024:0603-1
Published 18-12-2023Last modified 15-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-51385 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 19.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
19.75%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 5
DLA-3694-1DSA-5586-1MGASA-2024-0010OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14113-1RHSA-2024:0429RHSA-2024:0455

Timeline

  1. 18-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

19.75%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 19.75% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Suse36 products
  • openssh-askpass-gnome&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS< 8.1p1-150200.5.46.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
  • openssh-askpass-gnome&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
Opensuse4 products
  • openssh-askpass-gnome&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
  • openssh&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.5< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
  • openssh&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
  • openssh&distro=openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4< 8.4p1-150300.3.30.1
Debian2 products
  • openssh< 1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2 | < 1:9.6p1-1
  • debian_linuxEOL10.0 | 11.0 | 12.0
Ubuntu2 products
  • opensshAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.10+esm6 | < 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.fips.2.10.6 | < 1:7.6p1-4ubuntu0.7+esm3 | < 1:7.9p1-10~ubuntu18.04.fips.0.9 | < 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.11 | < 1:8.2p1-4ubuntu0.fips.0.11 | < 1:8.9p1-3ubuntu0.6 | < 1:9.6p1-3ubuntu1
  • openssh-ssh1All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine1 product
  • openssh< 9.0_p1-r5 | < 9.1_p1-r5 | < 9.6_p1-r0
Openbsd1 product

6 vendors · 46 products

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