CVE-2020-36254

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Published Feb 25, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dropbear_ssh_project:dropbear_ssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23797	scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.876% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/commit/8f8a3dff705fad774a10864a2e3dbcfa9779ceff

History

Dec 3, 2025 6:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Dec 3, 2025, 6:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 25, 2021, 8:29 AM
Updated: Dec 3, 2025, 6:09 PM
Reserved: Feb 25, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 5:23 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 25, 2021, 9:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:15 AM

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