CVE-2001-0816: OpenBSD OpenSSH

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

OpenSSH before 2.9.9, when running sftp using sftp-server and using restricted keypairs, allows remote authenticated users to bypass authorized_keys2 command= restrictions using sftp commands.

Affected products

• OpenBSD OpenSSH: up to and including 2.9.9

Published 2001-12-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.