Relative Path Traversal Affecting openssh package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENSSH-17895008
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-59995  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-23  (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 Relative Path Traversal in the sftp process when the command sftp server:/path . is executed with a server under attacker control. An attacker can write files outside the intended directory by manipulating file paths sent from the server.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1