CVE-2026-59997

medium Red Hat
CVSS v3 Base Score
5.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
0.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 95% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Published: July 8, 2026 (1 days ago)
Last Modified: July 8, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in OpenSSH. The internal-sftp component within sshd incorrectly processes command-line arguments, recognizing only the first nine. This limitation can prevent the application of intended security configurations for SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol) connections, potentially leading to a bypass of security properties.

CWE

CWE-88

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat Hardened ImagesRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

References

🔗 bugzilla.redhat.com 🔗 www.cve.org 🔗 nvd.nist.gov 🔗 marc.info 🔗 www.openssh.org