CVE-2000-0525

High CVSS 10

Published 2000-06-08 · last changed 2026-06-16

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2000-0525, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

OpenSSH does not properly drop privileges when the UseLogin option is enabled, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by providing the command to the ssh daemon.

Sources

NVD record for CVE-2000-0525

CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C