OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 10.3 Internal-SFTP privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 10.3 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Internal-SFTP. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-59997. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenBSD OpenSSH up to 10.3. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component Internal-SFTP. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

internal-sftp in sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 recognizes only the first 9 command-line arguments, which can be important if a later command-line argument would have helped to ensure the intended security properties of an SFTP connection.

The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-59997 since 07/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/30/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 325691 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-59997), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (325691) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-2221). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Fedora Linux
  • Microsoft Azure Linux
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Open Source OpenSSH
  • SEPPmail Secure E-Mail Gateway

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 325691
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-59997

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: OpenSSH 10.4

Timelineinfo

07/08/2026 Advisory disclosed
07/08/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
07/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/30/2026 +22 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: openbsd.org

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-59997 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-59997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-376757
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-2221 - OpenSSH: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2026 03:18
Updated: 07/30/2026 15:49
Changes: 07/08/2026 03:18 (53), 07/09/2026 04:01 (2), 07/30/2026 15:49 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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