--- id: CVE-2026-35385 title: >- 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). 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). severity: high cvss: 7.5 cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H' cwe: - CWE-281 vendor: openbsd product: openssh affected: - openssh < 10.3 patched: - openssh 10.3 published: '2026-04-02' updated: '2026-07-02' source: NVD sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35385' references: - url: 'https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=177513443901484&w=2' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.3p1' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/02/3' label: cve@mitre.org - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12389' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13380' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13381' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13383' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:14937' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16059' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19069' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19219' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21275' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21298' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:21398' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22329' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22468' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22564' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22648' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25044' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25063' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25181' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26528' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30078' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30087' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30088' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30089' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-35385' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2454469' label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: >- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35385.json label: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-35385' - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35385' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28962' - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098' tags: - nvd - csaf - vex - red-hat epss: 0.00563 epssPercentile: 0.46626 ingestedAt: '2026-07-02T12:34:40.452Z' --- ## Overview 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 - `openssh < 10.3` ## Remediation Upgrade past the affected range: - `openssh 10.3` ## Vendor advisories - **RHSA-2026:25063** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server -EXTENSION(v. 6 ELS-EXTENSION) · released 2026-06-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25063) - **RHSA-2026:22468** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) · released 2026-06-02 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22468) - **RHSA-2026:26528** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12 · released 2026-06-25 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26528) - **RHSA-2026:26542** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13 · released 2026-06-25 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26542) - **RHSA-2026:28887** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14 · released 2026-07-01 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28887) - **RHSA-2026:28962** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15 · released 2026-07-06 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28962) - **RHSA-2026:25044** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16 · released 2026-06-18 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25044) - **RHSA-2026:34098** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17 · released 2026-07-09 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34098) - **RHSA-2026:25181** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 · released 2026-06-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25181) - **RHSA-2026:20040** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19 · released 2026-05-27 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:20040) - **RHSA-2026:12389** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0), Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) · released 2026-04-30 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12389) - **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, OpenShift Pipelines · no fix planned: Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes, Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-02 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-35385.json)