CVE-2026-59997 | internal-sftp in sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 recognizes only… | CVSS 4.2 MEDIUM

Description

internal-sftp in sshd in OpenSSH before 10.4 recognizes only the first 9 command-line arguments, which can be important if a later command-line argument would have helped to ensure the intended security properties of an SFTP connection.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-59997
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 2026-07-08 00:09 UTC
Published: 2026-07-08 00:09 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-08 00:09 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-1284
CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Vendor / Product: OpenBSD / OpenSSH
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

4.2 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
OpenBSD	OpenSSH	—	0 < 10.4

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-1284	cna	CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
4.2	MEDIUM	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References (3)