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CVE-2018-15473

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-15473 is a user enumeration vulnerability in OpenSSH versions through 7.7, affecting various products including Debian, Red Hat, and Oracle. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to determine valid usernames on a target system by observing differences in server responses to authentication attempts. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it has a low attack complexity and poses a risk of information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 7.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
98.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-45939 · Dec 4, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.9863 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 23,690 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: openssh-0:5.3p1-124.el6_10
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: openssh-0:7.4p1-21.el7
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: openssh

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-15473Low

openssh: User enumeration via malformed packets in authentication requests

Aug 16, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:0711
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:2143
Third Party Advisory
bugs.debian.org / 906236
Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com / productcert/pdf/ssa-412672.pdf
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / openbsd/src/commit/779974d35b4859c07bc3cb8a12c74b43b0a7d1e0
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00022.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
psirt.global.sonicwall.com / vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0011
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201810-03
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20181101-0001
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3809-1
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2018/dsa-4280
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/45210
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/45233
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
exploit-db.com / exploits/45939
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2018/08/15/5
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105140
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041487
Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry