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Erlang/OTP SSH RCE (OTP-19595)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 234627

Synopsis

The Erlang/OTP SSH applicaiton installed on the remote host is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Description

The Erlang/OTP SSH applicaiton installed on the remote host is 4.15.x < 4.15.3.12, 5.1.x < 5.1.4.8, 5.2.x < 5.2.10.
Therefore, it is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability due to a flaw in the SSH protocol message handling.
An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.15.3.12, 5.1.4.8, 5.2.10 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/erlang/otp/security/advisories/GHSA-37cp-fgq5-7wc2

https://erlang.org/download/OTP-25.3.2.20.README

https://erlang.org/download/OTP-26.2.5.11.README

https://erlang.org/download/OTP-27.3.3.README.md

https://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/ssh/notes.html#ssh-5-2-10

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 234627

File Name: erlang_otp_ssh_OTP-19595.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 4/18/2025

Updated: 4/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Critical

Score: 10.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-32433

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:erlang:erlang%2fotp_ssh, cpe:/a:erlang:erlang%2fotp

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Erlang-OTP SSH Application

Patch Publication Date: 4/16/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-32433

IAVA: 2025-A-0286