CVE-2026-59995 in OpenSSH

Summary

by MITRE • 07/08/2026

sftp in OpenSSH before 10.4 does not properly constrain the location of downloaded files when "sftp server:/path ." is used with an attacker-controlled server.

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• Responsible: MITRE
• Reservation: 07/08/2026
• Disclosure: 07/08/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-376750
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-22 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.3 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Transportation, Insurance, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59995
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59995
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-59995/