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CVE-2026-0964

CVE-2026-0964MEDIUM

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — Libssh: improper sanitation of paths received from scp servers

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   R  U  L  L  L    6.3   .0041   32.8     —

AFFECTED
  Product                                 Versions     Fixed
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10             unspecified  0:0.12.0-2.el10
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9              unspecified  0:0.10.4-18.el9
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9              unspecified  0:0.10.4-18.el9
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6              unspecified  —
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7              unspecified  —
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8              unspecified  —
  Red Hat Hardened Images                 unspecified  —
  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4  unspecified  —
  Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4  unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Jan 14  Reserved by redhat
  Mar 26  Published (CNA: redhat)
  Aug 21  RESCORED — CVE-2026-0964 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10). CVSS 5 → 6.3 (NVD).

CWE-22 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
January 14, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
March 26, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
August 21, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-0964 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10). CVSS 5 → 6.3 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 9 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	—	—	0:0.12.0-2.el10
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	—	0:0.10.4-18.el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	—	—	0:0.10.4-18.el9
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat Hardened Images	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	—	—	—
Red Hat	Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-22

References (5)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0964 [Mitigation, Vendor Advisory]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436979 [Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory]
https://www.libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/ [Release Notes]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-0964 at cve.org

Vendors: red hat

Weaknesses: CWE-22

About this page

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