CVE-2026-59996 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.4. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
Microsoft Security Response Center guidance
Vendor revision: Jul 12, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
9.8p1-9
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.3%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-59996?
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.