Vulnerability · CVE-2026-0964
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory.
Published Mar 26, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 1, 2026 · A malicious SCP server
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0964. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of A malicious SCP server is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A malicious SCP server).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe libssh/libssh · cpe redhat/enterprise linux · cpe redhat/hardened images · cpe redhat/openshift container platform
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This is the same issue as in OpenSSH, tracked as CVE-2019-6111.
Are you affected?
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- cpe libssh/libsshversion unspecified
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux10.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux8.0
- cpe redhat/enterprise linux9.0
- cpe redhat/hardened imagesversion unspecified
- cpe redhat/openshift container platform4.0
How to fix CVE-2026-0964
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-0964. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of A malicious SCP server is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with redhat/enterprise linux 10.0; redhat/enterprise linux 8.0; redhat/enterprise linux 9.0; redhat/openshift container platform 4.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 26, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This is the same issue as in OpenSSH, tracked as CVE-2019-6111.
Sep 1, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This is the same issue as in OpenSSH, tracked as CVE-2019-6111.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0964
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-0964
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-0964
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.