CVE-2025-47203

MEDIUMNVD 4.54.5—

4.5

dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.

CVSS v3: 4.5
EG Score: 4.5(medium)
EPSS: 41.2%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 7, 2025

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (8)

cve@mitrehttps://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/CHANGES
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/mkj/dropbear/blob/master/src/cli-main.c
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/09/4
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/12/6
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/05/13/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00020.html

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-47203?

CVE-2025-47203 is a medium vulnerability published on May 7, 2025. dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2025.88 allows command injection via an untrusted hostname argument, because a shell is used.

When was CVE-2025-47203 disclosed?

CVE-2025-47203 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 7, 2025, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-47203 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-47203 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 41.2% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-47203?

CVE-2025-47203 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-47203?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-47203, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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