Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting openssh-portable package, versions [,10.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENSSHPORTABLE-17895003
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade openssh-portable to version 10.4 or higher.

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