High severity · published Sep 18, 2026
CVE-2026-62943
btrbk: SSH Command Filter Bypass in ssh_filter_btrbk.sh
8.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
btrbk is a tool for creating snapshots and remote backups of Btrfs subvolumes. From 0.29.0 until 0.32.7, btrbk's ssh_filter_btrbk.sh constructs allow_stream_match with a start anchor but without an end-of-string anchor for the complete command. A user restricted through an authorized_keys forced command can append a trailing pipe command after a valid btrbk command prefix, bypassing the allowlist and executing arbitrary commands with the privileges of the backup-target SSH account. Deployments that do not use ssh_filter_btrbk.sh in authorized_keys are not affected. This issue is fixed in version 0.32.7.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BT
btrbk · digint
>= 0.29.0, < 0.32.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62943
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62943
github.com
https://github.com/digint/btrbk/commit/29ca3c093205395bdeb9dd98677ab4139c458aec
github.com
https://github.com/digint/btrbk/releases/tag/v0.32.7
github.com
https://github.com/digint/btrbk/security/advisories/GHSA-pf45-7g54-65h5
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