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AZL-68231 CVE-2025-61984 affecting package openssh for versions less than 9.8p1-5

🗓️ 06 Oct 2025 19:15:36Reported by GoogleType 
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OpenSSH vulnerability allows control characters in usernames from the command line or config expansion to execute code via ProxyCommand; affected versions below 9.8p1-5.

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected by Improper Handling of Special Elements and Improper Neutralization of Null Byte Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH [CVE-2025-61984, CVE-2025-61985]
18 May 202620:52
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in openssh library (CVE-2025-61984, CVE-2025-61985) affect Power HMC.
31 Mar 202615:30
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in OpenSSH affects IBM Netezza Appliance
15 Apr 202610:29
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: AIX/VIOS is vulnerable to potential code execution (CVE-2025-61984, CVE-2025-61985) due to OpenSSH
6 Jan 202621:08
–ibm
GithubExploit		Exploit for CVE-2025-61984
13 Oct 202501:42
–githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for CVE-2025-61984
7 Oct 202503:17
–githubexploit
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2023 : openssh, openssh-clients, openssh-keycat (ALAS2023-2026-1441)
19 Feb 202600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : openssh, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3175 (ALAS-2026-3175)
19 Feb 202600:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0198: openssh (ALINUX3-SA-2025:0198)
29 Dec 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		AlmaLinux 10 : openssh (ALSA-2025:23479)
23 Dec 202500:00
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21 Apr 2026 04:38Current
6.4Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.4
CVSS 3.13.6
EPSS0.00012
SSVC
OpenSSHUsername control charsUntrusted sourcesProxyCommandCommand lineConfiguration fileCode executionAffected versions
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