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CVE-2016-20012

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 5.33% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-09-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-20012
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
5.33%

Original NVD Description

OpenSSH through 8.7 allows remote attackers, who have a suspicion that a certain combination of username and public key is known to an SSH server, to test whether this suspicion is correct. This occurs because a challenge is sent only when that combination could be valid for a login session. NOTE: the vendor does not recognize user enumeration as a vulnerability for this product

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