CVE-2026-110925

openssh: openssh: '$' and '\' in a command-line username expand through %u

Published Oct 15, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS n/a KEV · Not listed
Description
CVE-2026-110925 has been marked as a duplicate of CVE-2026-106583.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Openssh: openssh: '$' and '\' in a command-line username expand through %u openssh: openssh: '$' and '\' in a command-line username expand through %u
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A username entered on the ssh command line can still contain '$' or a non-trailing backslash. When a configuration expands %u inside ProxyCommand or Match exec, those characters are passed into the shell. CVE-2026-110925 has been marked as a duplicate of CVE-2026-106583.
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in OpenSSH. A username entered on the ssh command line can still contain '$' or a non-trailing backslash. When a configuration expands %u inside ProxyCommand or Match exec, those characters are passed into the shell.
Title Openssh: openssh: '$' and '\' in a command-line username expand through %u
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat hummingbird
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status
REJECTED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 21, 2026, 6:47 AM
Reserved
Oct 15, 2026, 4:33 AM
Status
Rejected
Published
Oct 15, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Oct 21, 2026, 7:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 15, 2026, 12:00 AM