Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a local privilege-escalation issue in OpenSSH before 7.4. If sshd runs without privilege separation, forwarded Unix-domain sockets may be created with root privileges, potentially letting a local user gain elevated access. It is serious on shared or multi-user systems, but it is not remotely exploitable by itself. Systems are most exposed if they run OpenSSH before 7.4 and have privilege separation disabled or unavailable. The practical risk is highest on Unix-like hosts where untrusted or semi-trusted local users can log in. Vendor advisories in the bundle show downstream assessments exist, but product-specific impact must be verified per vendor. Treat this as a high-priority legacy exposure, especially on shared servers or appliances with local users. It is less urgent than a remotely exploitable internet-facing bug, but public exploit references and root-impact potential justify prompt verification and patching where OpenSSH before 7.4 remains in use. Mitigation focus: Upgrade OpenSSH to 7.4 or a vendor-supported patched release.; Confirm privilege separation is enabled where supported by the platform.; Apply relevant operating system or appliance vendor security updates..
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- High
- CVSS
- 7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171130-0002/CVE reference, mitre
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbux03818en_usCVE reference, mitre
- FreeBSD-SA-17:01CVE reference, mitre · vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/c76fac666ea038753294f2ac94d310f8adece9ceCVE reference, mitre
- 40962CVE reference, mitre · exploit
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1010CVE reference, mitre
- https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-7.4CVE reference, mitre
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdfCVE reference, mitre
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Improper Privilege Management
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