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Vulnerability · 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 ro…

Published Apr 2, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 1, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-35385. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.57%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe openbsd/openssh

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).

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe openbsd/openssh< 10.3

How to fix CVE-2026-35385

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-2026-35385. EPSS is 0.57%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 10.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-281. EPSS 0.57%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

OpenSSH security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 2, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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).

  2. Sep 1, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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).

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-35385

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-35385

    30-day exploitation probability 0.57%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-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).

    nvd.nist.gov
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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).

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 5, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 4, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 20, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 16, 2026