sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2894-1 openssh security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2568 sshd in OpenSSH before 6.6 does not properly support wildcards on AcceptEnv lines in sshd_config, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended environment restrictions by using a substring located before a wildcard character.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2155-1 OpenSSH vulnerability
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Thu, 28 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-266
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-28T17:41:16.444Z

Reserved: 2014-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2532

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:14:26.611Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-03-18T05:18:19.000

Modified: 2026-05-28T18:16:22.340

Link: CVE-2014-2532

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-03-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2532 - Bugzilla

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