CVE-2001-0816

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-12-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

OpenSSH before 2.9.9, when running sftp using sftp-server and using restricted keypairs, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorized_keys2 command= restrictions using sftp commands.

Affected products

OpenSSH: through 2.9.9

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0153.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01
http://www.osvdb.org/5536
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-154.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7634
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-09/0153.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000431
http://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-034-01
http://www.osvdb.org/5536
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-154.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7634

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