CVE-2026-0964: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Path Traversal
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10libssh | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9libssh | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9libssh | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6libssh2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7libssh2 | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8libssh | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official security updates for libssh in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that address CVE-2026-0964 by fixing the improper path sanitation in SCP. Users and administrators should apply the updated libssh packages as provided in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2026:18160. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates mitigates the vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official patches.
Description
A malicious SCP server can send unexpected paths that could make the client application override local files outside of working directory. This could be misused to create malicious executable or configuration files and make the user execute them under specific consequences. This is the same issue as in OpenSSH, tracked as CVE-2019-6111.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18160 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:18683 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0964 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2436979 (opens in a new tab)
- libssh.org/2026/02/10/libssh-0-12-0-and-0-11-4-security-releases/ (opens in a new tab)