Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting openssh package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENSSH-17895004
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-59997  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input due to improper handling of command-line arguments in the internal-sftp process. An attacker can bypass intended security restrictions by supplying more than nine arguments, causing critical security-related options to be ignored.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1