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 (legacy scp protocol) and without -p (preserve mode).

Affected products

Ibm Aix, Linuxmint, Openssh, Red Os, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu

Openbsd Openssh

< 10.3

Fix

Available

CVSS 3.1

8.1 HIGH

EPSS

0.6% (47th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-281

NVD status

Modified

Published

2026-04-02