What is GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3?

GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Medium severity. WinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL handler...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3 cover?

GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-3331. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3?

GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3MediumCVSS 9.8

WinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL handler...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

May 24, 2022

Last Modified

October 8, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2021-3331 →

📋 Description

WinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL handler encounters a crafted URL that loads session settings. (For example, this is exploitable in a default installation in which WinSCP is the handler for sftp:// URLs.)

🔗 References (6)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3331
https://github.com/winscp/winscp/commit/faa96e8144e6925a380f94a97aa382c9427f688d
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/history#5.17.10
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/rawsettings
https://winscp.net/tracker/1943
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rx6x-hw9j-xhm3