Summary iPlain-English security verdict for OpenSSH, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
OpenSSH currently scores 5/100 — critical. No tracked vulnerabilities are currently known to be exploited in the wild. Upgrade promptly to address the open critical vulnerabilities.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for OpenSSH each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2024-6387 HIGH CWE-364 EPSS 100% → fixed in 4.4 CVE-2023-48795 MEDIUM CWE-354 EPSS 94% → fixed in 9.6 CVE-2023-25136 MEDIUM Double free EPSS 90% → see advisory CVE-2023-38408 CRITICAL CWE-428 EPSS 80% → fixed in 9.3 CVE-2019-6111 MEDIUM Path traversal EPSS 58% → see advisory CVE-2025-26466 MEDIUM Resource exhaustion EPSS 41% → see advisory CVE-2023-28531 CRITICAL Improper access control EPSS 2% → fixed in 9.3Get alerted about OpenSSH
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Is OpenSSH safe and patched?
OpenSSH currently scores 5/100 — critical. No tracked vulnerabilities are currently known to be exploited in the wild. Upgrade promptly to address the open critical vulnerabilities.
What should I do about OpenSSH now?
Review the patch-priority list, apply the available fixes (or move to the latest release), and confirm against OpenBSD's official advisory.
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Informational only, from public data (NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS · endoflife.date), and can lag or miss vendor-specific fixes. Always confirm against OpenBSD's official advisory before you patch or upgrade — OpenSSH official site ↗