CVE-2021-36369

Published Oct 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Dropbear through 2020.81. Due to a non-RFC-compliant check of the available authentication methods in the client-side SSH code, it is possible for an SSH server to change the login process in its favor. This attack can bypass additional security measures such as FIDO2 tokens or SSH-Askpass. Thus, it allows an attacker to abuse a forwarded agent for logging on to another server unnoticed.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3187-1 dropbear security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-22989 An issue was discovered in Dropbear through 2020.81. Due to a non-RFC-compliant check of the available authentication methods in the client-side SSH code, it is possible for an SSH server to change the login process in its favor. This attack can bypass additional security measures such as FIDO2 tokens or SSH-Askpass. Thus, it allows an attacker to abuse a forwarded agent for logging on to another server unnoticed.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7292-1 Dropbear vulnerabilities
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
May 15, 2025, 6:45 PM
Reserved
Jul 9, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 12, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM