CVE-2026-35385

high

Description

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).

References

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3

https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1

https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-04-02

Updated: 2026-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00036