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CVE-2026-106552

In sftp in OpenSSH before 10.6, a server can trigger directory traversal (causing files to be written to unintended locations) during a recursive copy operation.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.36%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

In sftp in OpenSSH before 10.6, a server can trigger directory traversal (causing files to be written to unintended locations) during a recursive copy operation.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.36% probability · 29th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-23
Affected
openbsd/openssh
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%7 October 2026: 0.29%26 October 2026: 0.36%7 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.3% on 7 October 2026 to 0.4% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.