PT-2025-22345 · Openssh · Openssh

Published 2025-05-21 · Updated 2025-12-27 · CVE-2025-48416

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OpenSSH (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns an OpenSSH daemon listening on TCP port 22, with a hard-coded entry in the "/etc/shadow" file for the "root" user. Although the default SSH configuration has "PermitRootLogin" disabled, preventing root user login via SSH, this configuration can be bypassed or changed by an attacker through multiple paths.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Hidden Functionality

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-912

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-48416

Affected Products

Openssh

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48416 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124198 · Telegram Post
• https://r.sec-consult.com/echarge · Note
• https://t.me/cvetracker/24371 · Telegram Post
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/May/23 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2005031804152021383 · Twitter Post