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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14282

A flaw was found in Dropbear.

Published Feb 12, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 18, 2026 · A flaw was found

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14282. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A flaw was found).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.40%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/ dropbear 2024.84 <2025.88

A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing some operations like reading the user's files. With the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user able to log in via ssh can connect to any unix socket with the root's credentials, bypassing both file system restrictions and any SO_PEERCRED / SO_PASSCRED checks performed by the peer.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

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  • vendor https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/ dropbear 2024.84 <2025.882024.84 <2025.88

How to fix CVE-2025-14282

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14282. EPSS is 0.40%. Act only if a listed version of A flaw was found is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/ dropbear 2024.84 <2025.88 2024.84 <2025.88. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing some operations like reading the user's files. With the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user abl

  2. Feb 18, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing some operations like reading the user's files. With the recent ability of also using unix domain sockets as the forwarding destination any user abl

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14282

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14282

    30-day exploitation probability 0.40%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-207001

    A flaw was found in Dropbear. When running in multi-user mode and authenticating users, the dropbear ssh server does the socket forwardings requested by the remote client as root, only switching to the logged-in user upon spawning a shell or performing some operations like readin

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • EUVDNov 3, 2026