Findings

CVE-2025-61985

ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

Published Oct 6, 2025 · updated Oct 15, 2026

ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 6, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2025-61985

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2025-61985

    ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.

    nvd.nist.gov

References