CVE-2026-59996 (GCVE-0-2026-59996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 00:07 – Updated: 2026-07-08 13:03
VLAI
Summary
scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.
Severity
4.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-08 13:03 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-23 - Relative Path Traversal
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2312 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OpenBSD OpenSSH Affected: 0 , < 10.4 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openssh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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