Relative Path Traversal Affecting openssh-portable package, versions [,10.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (17th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENSSHPORTABLE-17895015
  • published8 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-59996  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-23  (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 Relative Path Traversal via the scp process. An attacker can cause files to be placed outside the intended directory by crafting a copy operation between two remote destinations.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1