CVE-2026-0964

Libssh: improper sanitation of paths received from scp servers

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: March 26, 2026 at 08:06 PM UTC
Updated: September 1, 2026 at 12:17 PM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsEnterprise LinuxOpenShift Container PlatformHardened Images

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This is the same issue as in OpenSSH, tracked as CVE-2019-6111.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.11.4
Affected range stops below 0.11.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:0.10.4-18.el9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 0:0.12.0-2.el10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0964
Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436979
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: cverecord
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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