Bug 2454469 (CVE-2026-35385) - CVE-2026-35385 OpenSSH: OpenSSH: Privilege escalation via scp legacy protocol when not preserving file mode
Summary: CVE-2026-35385 OpenSSH: OpenSSH: Privilege escalation via scp legacy protocol...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-35385
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2454941
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-04-02 17:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-03 21:52 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-02 17:01:30 UTC 
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).
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