Vulnerability · 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 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · ssh in OpenSSH before
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-61985. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of ssh in OpenSSH before is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (ssh in OpenSSH before).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Low3.6
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.12%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- See sources for product scope
ssh in OpenSSH before 10.1 allows the '\0' character in an ssh:// URI, potentially leading to code execution when a ProxyCommand is used.
No affected version ranges are stored yet. Use the vendor advisory before you decide this record does not apply.
How to fix CVE-2025-61985
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
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-2025-61985. EPSS is 0.12%. Act only if a listed version of ssh in OpenSSH before is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-158. EPSS 0.12%. 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.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
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.
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.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-61985
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-61985
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.