VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-2532

CVSS score4.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.75%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-03-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-266: Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Primary references