CVE-2026-35385
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.5
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.6%
45.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-281
Published 2026-04-02 · modified 2026-09-01
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | H | High |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | R | Required |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2026-04-02 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-09-01 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In OpenSSH before 10.3, a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid, an outcome contrary to some users' expectations, if the download is performed as root with -O (legacy scp protocol) and without -p (preserve mode).
Affected
References
- https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2
- https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13380
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13381
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13383
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16059
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19069
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21298
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21398
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22329
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22468
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22564
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22648
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25044
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25063
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26528
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28962
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30078
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30087
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088