MEDIUM

CVE-2026-59996

CVSS v3

4.2

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

0.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-22

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

opensshAlmaLinux:10all versions · fixed in 9.9p1-25.el10_2.alma.1and 5 other packages
opensshAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 9.9p1-9.el9_8.alma.1and 4 other packages
pam_ssh_agent_authAlmaLinux:9all versions · fixed in 0.10.4-7.9.el9_8.alma.1

Vendor advisories

CVE-2026-59996 Red Hat Product Security318 products fixed · 2 known affected
openssh: OpenSSH: `scp` file misplacement vulnerability during remote copy
openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · openshift/ose-rhel-coreos-9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
RHSA-2026:82923 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (ROCm 7.0)
RHSA-2026:82922 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (ROCm 6.4)
RHSA-2026:82921 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (CUDA 12.9)
RHSA-2026:82920 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.2.5 (TPU)
RHSA-2026:82918 Red Hat Product Security2 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Base Images 3.5.4 (CUDA 12.9)

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Full record on NVD

Description

scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Published: 2026-07-08
Last Modified: 2026-07-08

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-59996?

scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.

Is CVE-2026-59996 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-59996 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.3% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-59996?

CVE-2026-59996 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.2 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

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