CVE-2026-0964
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.3 · Path traversal
6.3CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactLow
Integrity impactLow
Availability impactLow
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0964Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436979Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
- https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/