CVE•Published 2017-03-03•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2016-7408Dropbear_ssh_project · Dropbear_ssh
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The dbclient in Dropbear SSH before 2016.74 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) -m or (2) -c argument.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-03
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2016-7408Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh"All exposed Dropbear Ssh Project Dropbear Ssh instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Dropbear Ssh"HTTP body or banner mentions "Dropbear Ssh" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2016-7408Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2016-7408Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2016-7408Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2016-7408GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2016-7408" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.