CVE-2023-28531

ssh-add in OpenSSH before 9.3 adds smartcard keys to ssh-agent without the intended per-hop destination constraints. The earliest affected version is 8.9.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AN2UDTXEUSKFIOIYMV6JNI5VSBMYZOFT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202307-01	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0008/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/15/8	Mailing List Release Notes
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AN2UDTXEUSKFIOIYMV6JNI5VSBMYZOFT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AN2UDTXEUSKFIOIYMV6JNI5VSBMYZOFT/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202307-01	Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230413-0008/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/15/8	Mailing List Release Notes

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:netapp:brocade_fabric_operating_system:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netapp:hci_bootstrap_os:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:netapp:solidfire_element_os:-:::::::*

History

04 Nov 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Information

Published : 2023-03-17 04:15

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-28531

Mitre link : CVE-2023-28531

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-28531

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openbsd

openssh

netapp

solidfire_element_os
brocade_fabric_operating_system
hci_bootstrap_os

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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