A flaw was found in OpenSSH. During an sftp copy, a malicious server can supply an empty name, a slash-only path, or a ".." basename that sftp uses as the local destination, writing outside the directory the user selected.
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Do not use sftp to copy from a server you do not trust. There is no configuration switch that closes this path.
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Thu, 15 Oct 2026 05:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A flaw was found in OpenSSH. During an sftp copy, a malicious server can supply an empty name, a slash-only path, or a ".." basename that sftp uses as the local destination, writing outside the directory the user selected. | |
| Title | Openssh: openssh: sftp can write outside the destination directory from a server-supplied path | |
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird Redhat openshift |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-22 | |
| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:hummingbird:1 cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux Redhat hummingbird Redhat openshift |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-15T05:24:59.657Z
Reserved: 2026-10-15T04:33:22.976Z
Link: CVE-2026-110923
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-15T06:17:01.030
Modified: 2026-10-15T06:17:01.030
Link: CVE-2026-110923
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