CVE-2021-41617High· 7.0▾ MidnightPoC availablesshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and Authoriz…
▾ Midnight zone — Critical, or high with PoC / in-the-wild
impact 38.5 · likelihood 0.5 · exploitation 12
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Public exploit / PoC code seen in 1 source. Availability, not in-the-wild use.
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Jul 30.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
2.5%
1 GitHub repo
Last analysed / modified upstream
sshd in OpenSSH 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, when certain non-default configurations are used, allows privilege escalation because supplemental groups are not initialized as expected. Helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand may run with privileges associated with group memberships of the sshd process, if the configuration specifies running the command as a different user.
openssh >= 6.2, < 8.8fedora = 33fedora = 34fedora = 35active_iq_unified_managerclustered_data_ontaphci_management_nodeontap_select_deploy_administration_utilitysolidfireaff_a250_firmwareaff_500f_firmwarehttp_server = 12.2.1.2.0http_server = 12.2.1.3.0http_server = 12.2.1.4.0zfs_storage_appliance_kit = 8.8starwind_virtual_san = v8r13Upgrade past the affected range:
openssh 8.8Field changes observed since this record was first indexed.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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