Medium severity · published Jun 10, 2026
CVE-2026-48855
SFTP READLINK Leaks Absolute Backend Filesystem Path When Root Is Configured
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Erlang OTP ssh (ssh_sftpd module) allows File Discovery. The SSH_FXP_READLINK handler in ssh_sftpd sends the raw result of file:read_link/2 to the client without calling chroot_filename/2 to strip the backend root prefix. An authenticated SFTP client can create a symlink inside the chroot pointing to /; ssh_sftpd resolves the target to the absolute backend root and stores it on disk. Reading the symlink back via SSH_FXP_READLINK returns that absolute path, for example /data/sftp, instead of the chrooted value /. The information disclosed is the absolute filesystem path of the SFTP root directory and of any symlink targets within it. No file contents, credentials, or access to paths outside the root directory are obtainable through this issue alone. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ssh/src/ssh_sftpd.erl. This issue affects OTP from OTP 17.0 before OTP 27.3.4.13, OTP 28.5.0.2, and OTP 29.0.2, corresponding to ssh from 3.0.1 before 5.2.11.8, 5.5.2.1, and 6.0.1. Whether OTP before OTP 17.0, corresponding to ssh before 3.0.1, is affected is unknown.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 22% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OT
OTP · Erlang
17.0; 3.0.1; 08225797f7ef943d0c82a1d9dd6650d94ca2580d before 8f4224a0d2676b0653d2c71a889a956e8c2c62d6 · source: vendor
ER
Erlang/otp · Erlang
17.0 before 27.3.4.13; 28.0 before 28.5.0.2; 29.0 before 29.0.2 · source: NVD
ER
Erlang/ssh · Erlang
3.0.1 before 5.2.11.8; 5.5 before 5.5.2.1; 6.0 before 6.0.1 · source: NVD
Affected product
OT
OTP
Erlang
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