Croc up to 9.6.5 .ssh/authorized_keys privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Croc up to 9.6.5 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file .ssh/authorized_keys. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-43619. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Croc up to 9.6.5. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file .ssh/authorized_keys. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. A sender may send dangerous new files to a receiver, such as executable content or a .ssh/authorized_keys file.

The weakness was shared 09/20/2023 as 593. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-43619. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2567). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Croc

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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09/18/2025 +729 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 593
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-43619 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43619
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240019
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2023 09:43
Updated: 09/18/2025 11:30
Changes: 09/20/2023 09:43 (35), 10/13/2023 11:06 (1), 10/13/2023 11:13 (11), 09/25/2024 04:25 (15), 09/18/2025 11:30 (1)
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