CVE-2026-35385: OpenBSD OpenSSH

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

• OpenBSD OpenSSH: before 10.3 (fixed in 10.3)

Published 2026-04-02. Last modified 2026-09-01.