Duty Analyst: Joseph McCarthy

CVE-2026-35385

Published: 2026-04-02 17:16:27 | Last modified: 2026-04-27 14:02:24

HIGH CVSS 7.5
No EPSS data

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).

CVSS details

Severity
high
Score
7.5
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

This CVE is not currently listed in the EPSS dataset.

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