CVE-2026-35385
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.5 · CWE-281
7.5CVSS HIGH
Summary
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).
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityHigh
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionRequired
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2Advisory
- https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3Advisory
- 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