CVE-2026-35385
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
In OpenSSH before 10.3, a file downloaded by scp may be installed setuid or setgid, an outcome contrary to some users' expectations, if the download is performed as root with -O (legacy scp protocol) and without -p (preserve mode).
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenBSD | OpenSSH | 0 < 10.3 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-281: CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
OpenSSH: OpenSSH: Privilege escalation via scp legacy protocol when not preserving file mode
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35385
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2454469
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35385.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25063
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22468
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26528
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25044
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12389
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13380
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19069
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13383
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21398
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22648
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22564
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16059
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13381
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22329
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21298
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30078
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30087
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275
References
- https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1
- https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3
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