Vulnerabilities
Misconfiguration
Compliance
CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-36254

Published: Feb 25, 2021 | Modified: Dec 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
root.io logo minimus.io logo echo.ai logo
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36254
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

scp.c in Dropbear before 2020.79 mishandles the filename of . or an empty filename, a related issue to CVE-2018-20685.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Dropbear_sshDropbear_ssh_project*2020.79 (excluding)
DropbearUbuntubionic*
DropbearUbuntufocal*
DropbearUbuntutrusty*
DropbearUbuntuupstream*
DropbearUbuntuxenial*

References

Aqua Security is the largest pure-play cloud native security company, providing customers the freedom to innovate and run their businesses with minimal friction. The Aqua Cloud Native Security Platform provides prevention, detection, and response automation across the entire application lifecycle to secure the build, secure cloud infrastructure and secure running workloads wherever they are deployed.
Copyright © 2026 Aqua Security Software Ltd.   Privacy Policy | Terms of Use