Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-07-08T00:04:49 openssh: OpenSSH: sftp client allows attacker to control downloaded file location 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CWE-22

sftp in OpenSSH before 10.4 does not properly constrain the location of downloaded files when "sftp server:/path ." is used with an attacker-controlled server.

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. The `sftp` client, when used to download files from a malicious server with the 'sftp server:/path .' command, does not properly restrict where those files are saved. This allows an attacker to control the download location, potentially overwriting existing files or placing malicious files in sensitive directories on the client system, which could compromise system integrity.

To mitigate this issue, avoid using the `sftp server:/path .` command when connecting to untrusted or potentially malicious SFTP servers. Exercise caution and verify the authenticity of SFTP servers before initiating file transfers, especially when using commands that implicitly define the download destination, and also avoid running SFTP sessions with elevated privileges (such as root). Red Hat Hardened Images 2026-07-09T00:00:00Z RHSA-2026:37382 openssh-main-10.4p1-1.hum1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Affected openssh Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Affected openssh Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected openssh Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Affected openssh Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected openssh Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Affected rhcos https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59995 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59995 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