Is CVE-2019-6111 actively exploited?

CVE-2019-6111 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-12-18.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6111?

CVE-2019-6111 has a CVSS score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2019-6111?

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CVE-2019-6111 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2019-6111?

41 products: openbsd openssh, winscp winscp, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 36 more.

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenSSH 7.9. Due to the scp implementation being derived from 1983 rcp, the server chooses which files/directories are sent to the client. However, the scp client only performs cursory validation of the object name returned (only directory traversal attacks are prevented). A malicious scp server (or Man-in-The-Middle attacker) can overwrite arbitrary files in the scp client target directory. If recursive operation (-r) is performed, the server can manipulate subdirectories as well (for example, to overwrite the .ssh/authorized_keys file).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: high
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: high
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OPENBSD
Published: 1/31/2019
Last Modified: 12/18/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

openbsd : opensshwinscp : winscpcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxdebian : debian_linuxdebian : debian_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_ausredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusredhat : enterprise_linux_server_tusfedoraproject : fedoraapache : mina_sshdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfreebsd : freebsdfujitsu : m10-1_firmwarefujitsu : m10-4_firmwarefujitsu : m10-4s_firmwarefujitsu : m12-1_firmwarefujitsu : m12-2_firmwarefujitsu : m12-2s_firmwarefujitsu : m10-1_firmwarefujitsu : m10-4_firmwarefujitsu : m10-4s_firmwarefujitsu : m12-1_firmwarefujitsu : m12-2_firmwarefujitsu : m12-2s_firmwaresiemens : scalance_x204rna_firmwaresiemens : scalance_x204rna_eec_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2019-6111. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2019-6111

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CVE-2019-6111 vulnerability