CVE-2023-28531

critical
Published 2023-03-17 · Modified 2026-05-12
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v2
VIR risk
9.8

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28531

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/03/15/8

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1:9.2p1-2+deb12u2
debian debianbullseyefixed0
debian debianforkyfixed1:9.3p1-1
debian debiansidfixed1:9.3p1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1:9.3p1-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
openbsdopenssh{"startIncluding":"8.9","endExcluding":"9.3"}9.3

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.