{
  "cveId": "CVE-2018-20685",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20685",
  "summary": "CVE-2018-20685 is fixed in 13 products on 1 platform, first by openssh-client 1:7.9p1-5, released January 10, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "openssh-client: In OpenSSH 7.9, scp.c in the scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypassintended access restrictions via the filen...",
  "description": "In OpenSSH 7.9, scp.c in the scp client allows remote SSH servers to bypassintended access restrictions via the filename of . or an empty filename.The impact is modifying the permissions of the target directory on theclient side.",
  "published": "2019-01-09T16:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Medium",
  "cvss": 5.3,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
  "epss": 0.03681,
  "epssPercentile": 0.89748,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
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      "fix": "RHSA-2019:3702",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2019-3702",
      "released": "2019-11-05T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "openssh",
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      "fix": "ELSA-2019-3702",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2019-3702",
      "released": "2019-11-14T00:00:00Z"
    },
    {
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      "product": "openssh",
      "release": "rocky 8",
      "fixedVersion": "0:8.0p1-30.el8_10",
      "fix": "RLSA-2019:3702",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rlsa-2019-3702",
      "released": "2026-07-30T06:00:52Z"
    },
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      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-openssh-client-1-7.6p1-4ubuntu0.2",
      "released": "2019-01-13T16:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "openssh-client",
      "release": "Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular)",
      "fixedVersion": "1:7.9p1-5",
      "fix": "openssh-client 1:7.9p1-5",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-openssh-client-1-7.9p1-5",
      "released": "2019-01-10T00:00:00Z"
    },
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      "product": "openssh-clients",
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  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-07T18:46:35Z",
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