CVE-2026-59995

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.25% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 16.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-07-09.

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-07-08 00:04Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-07-08 12:52Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-08

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.2)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-23Relative Path TraversalBase
• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

58e6aa433042563bb1c0b14fd9a477d95f3539c4647dad8259de8de0876bc014

• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/06/5
• marc.infohttps://marc.info/?l=openssh-unix-dev&m=178333966933090&w=2
• www.openssh.orghttps://www.openssh.org/releasenotes.html#10.4p1