CVE-2026-59996
MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: July 8, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenSSH
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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
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
- NONE
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- LOW
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-23
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