Directory Traversal Affecting openssh package, versions <9.6p1-150600.6.49.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES157-OPENSSH-18764992
  • published14 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-59995  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-23  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.7 openssh to version 9.6p1-150600.6.49.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openssh package and not the openssh package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1