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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).

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-02 | Published 2026-04-02 | Updated 2026-04-03 | Assigner mitre




HIGH: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

Product status

Default status
unaffected

Any version before 10.3
affected

References

www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html

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

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

cve.org (CVE-2026-35385)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-35385)

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