Is CVE-2026-59996 being exploited?

No public exploit is currently tracked.

How severe is CVE-2026-59996?

CVE-2026-59996 has a CVSS v3 severity of MEDIUM (4.2).

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Description

scp in OpenSSH before 10.4 may place a file in the parent directory of an intended directory when the copy occurs between two remote destinations.