# CVE-2020-15778: openssh: OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems CVE-2020-15778 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2024:3166, released May 22, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15778 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.8 (Moderate) - EPSS: 0.1368 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: May 22, 2024 ## Description OpenSSH is an SSH protocol implementation supported by a number of Linux, UNIX, and similar operating systems. It includes the core files necessary for both the OpenSSH client and server. Security Fix(es): * openssh: scp allows command injection when using backtick characters in the destination argument (CVE-2020-15778) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | openssh RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | openssh rocky 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RLSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-3166.md) | May 7, 2025 | | Linux | openssh-askpass RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-askpass almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-askpass ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-cavs RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-cavs almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-cavs ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-clients RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-clients almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-clients ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-keycat RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-keycat almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-keycat ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-ldap RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-ldap almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-ldap ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-server RHEL 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-server almalinux 8 | 8.0p1-24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | openssh-server ol 8 | 0:8.0p1-24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth RHEL 8 | 0:0.10.3-7.24.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth almalinux 8 | 0.10.3-7.24.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3166.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | pam_ssh_agent_auth ol 8 | 0:0.10.3-7.24.0.1.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3166](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3166.md) | May 23, 2024 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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