High severity · published Apr 2, 2026
CVE-2026-35385
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…
8.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenSSH · OpenBSD
before 10.3 · source: vendor, NVD
ME
Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
OP
OpenShift Pipelines · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Discovery 2 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35385
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35385
Third Party Advisory
https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2
Release Notes
https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1
Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12389
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13380
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13381
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