CVE-2026-59996: OpenBSD OpenSSH

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.

Affected products

• OpenBSD OpenSSH: before 10.4 (fixed in 10.4)

Published 2026-07-08. Last modified 2026-07-09.