[UPDATE] [low] OpenSSH: Multiple vulnerabilities allow code execution

lowCVE-2025-61984 CVE-2025-61985

A local attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSH to execute arbitrary program code.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: OpenSSH product: OpenSSH Remote code execution

What: Multiple vulnerabilities in OpenSSH allow local attackers to execute arbitrary program code.
Who is affected: Local deployments of OpenSSH are affected by these vulnerabilities.
Urgency: Remediation is low priority as the severity is classified as low.
Action: Update to the latest version of OpenSSH.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: low
Published: 2026-07-21
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-2212

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-619840.28% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 21% of all scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-619850.12% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 2% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2025-61984	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-61985	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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