OpenSSH <10.3 Setuid/Gid Escalation via SCP -O (no -p)
CVE-2026-35385 Published on April 2, 2026

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

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-35385 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Preservation of Permissions

The software does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-35385

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OpenBSD OpenSSH
 
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
 
Red Hat Rhel Els
 
Red Hat Openshift
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus
 
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
 
Red Hat Rhel Aus
 
Red Hat Rhel E4s
 
Red Hat Rhel Tus
 
Red Hat Rhel Eus
 
Red Hat Rhel Eus Long Life
 
Red Hat Ai Inference Server
 
Red Hat Discovery
 
Red Hat Rhui
 
Red Hat Multicluster Engine
 
Red Hat Acm
 
Red Hat Openshift Pipelines
 

Affected Versions

OpenBSD OpenSSH: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Extended Lifecycle Support - EXTENSION: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.12: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.13: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.15: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18: Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.19: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3: Red Hat Discovery 2: Red Hat Discovery 2: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5: Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5: Red Hat Multicluster Engine for Kubernetes: Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.29%
Percentile
20.40%

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