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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2020-15778Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: openbsd · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2020-15778Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.8CWE-78

scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument

Published: 24 Jul 2020•Last updated: 14 Oct 2026, 03:47 PM IST•Source identifier: cve@mitre.org
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.8HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric source134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
EPSS probability
13.7%0.137
Percentile96th
Weakness type
CWE-78
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

scp in OpenSSH through 8.3p1 allows command injection in the scp.c toremote function, as demonstrated by backtick characters in the destination argument. NOTE: the vendor reportedly has stated that they intentionally omit validation of "anomalous argument transfers" because that could "stand a great chance of breaking existing workflows."

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: SOC ecosystem technology relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

9 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • openbsd openssh · < 8.3; 8.3 · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp a700s firmware · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp active iq unified manager · >= 9.5 · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp hci management node · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp solidfire · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp steelstore cloud integrated storage · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp hci compute node · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • netapp hci storage node · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
  • broadcom fabric operating system · version range not provided by source · NVD CPE · Source
NVD applicability prerequisites: cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. These are conditions, not proof that an environment is exposed or unaffected.
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched command-injection (CWE-78)

Exposure

  1. Identify installations of the affected product and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A weakness class does not establish local exposure. · Rule command-injection

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review command interpreters spawned by the affected service or application.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Unexpected process lineage can support command-injection hunting. · Rule command-injection

Response

  1. Confirm the vendor mitigation or fixed version on affected assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · Inventory checks can verify remediation. · Rule command-injection

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
cve@mitre.org
Record status · verification
UPDATED · NVD API
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:8.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:8.3:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:netapp:a700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:netapp:a700s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:*:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:a:netapp:steelstore_cloud_integrated_storage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:h:netapp:hci_compute_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
openssh.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordaccess.redhat.comSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2020-15778
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2020-15778
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2020-15778"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.