CVE-2023-35812

Name: CVE-2023-35812
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-04-03T17:15:47.02+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.41%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-35812 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Amazon Linux packages of OpenSSH 7.4 for Amazon Linux 1 and 2, because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-6111 within these specific packages. The fix had only covered cases where an absolute path is passed to scp. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in the Amazon Linux packages of OpenSSH 7.4 for Amazon Linux 1 and 2, because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2019-6111 within these specific packages. The fix had only covered cases where an absolute path is passed to scp. When a relative path is used, there is no verification that the name of a file received by the client matches the file requested. Fixed packages are available with numbers 7.4p1-22.78.amzn1 and 7.4p1-22.amzn2.0.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.41%

32.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

References

Timeline

Published: Apr 3, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-35812?

How severe is CVE-2023-35812?

CVE-2023-35812 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.41% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-35812?

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Source: NVD / NIST