CVE-2021-41617 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in OpenSSH versions 6.2 through 8.x before 8.8, affecting products like Fedora, NetApp, and Oracle. When specific non-default configurations are used, helper programs for AuthorizedKeysCommand and AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand can execute with the elevated group privileges of the sshd process, even if configured to run as a different user. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.0 (High), indicating a local attack vector with high complexity, leading to potential high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.2, < 8.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
34CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
35CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Jun 17, 2024openssh: privilege escalation when AuthorizedKeysCommand or AuthorizedPrincipalsCommand are configured
Sep 26, 2021sshd 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.
Sep 14, 2021