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CVE-2026-59997
Published:July 08, 2026
Updated:August 04, 2026
internal-sftp in sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 recognizes only the first 9 command-line arguments, which can be important if a later command-line argument would have helped to ensure the intended security properties of an SFTP connection.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=V_2_9_P2 <V_10_4_P1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version V_10_4_P1
Related Resources (5)
https://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=178333966933090&w=2
https://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.4p1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/06/5
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59997
https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/59xxx/CVE-2026-59997.json
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
CWE-1284
EPSS
Base Score:
0.18