OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 9.x DisableForwarding Directive expected behavior violation
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 9.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DisableForwarding Directive Handler. Performing a manipulation results in expected behavior violation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-32728. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 9.x. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component DisableForwarding Directive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a expected behavior violation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-440. A feature, API, or function does not perform according to its specification. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
In sshd in OpenSSH before 10.0, the DisableForwarding directive does not adhere to the documentation stating that it disables X11 and agent forwarding.
The advisory is shared at lists.mindrot.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-32728 since 04/10/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/24/2026).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234875 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: openssh (CVE-2025-32728)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (234875), EUVD (EUVD-2025-10504) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0489). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
Affected
- Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.openbsd.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Expected behavior violationCWE: CWE-440 / CWE-436
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 234875
Nessus Name: CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: openssh (CVE-2025-32728)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: OpenSSH 10.0
Timeline
04/10/2025 🔍04/10/2025 🔍
04/10/2025 🔍
02/24/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: openbsd.orgAdvisory: lists.mindrot.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-32728 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-32728
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304305
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0489 - Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff
Entry
Created: 04/10/2025 04:00Updated: 02/24/2026 12:53
Changes: 04/10/2025 04:00 (64), 04/26/2025 09:44 (1), 04/27/2025 14:58 (2), 05/24/2025 17:05 (1), 02/24/2026 12:53 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103
Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.
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