jbardin scp.py SCP Receive _recv_pushd path traversal

Summary

CVECVE-2026-109152
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-13 10:17:15 UTC
Updated2026-10-13 13:29:12 UTC
DescriptionA security vulnerability has been detected in jbardin scp.py up to 0.16.1. The impacted element is the function _recv_file/_recv_pushd of the component SCP Receive Handler. The manipulation leads to path traversal. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Upgrading to version 0.16.2 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 42fc3aaa71411daed60544e3b40179c1038bed5d. Upgrading the affected component is advised. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Path Traversal


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED5.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Passive
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Jbardin Scp.py affected 0.16.0 Not specified
CNA Jbardin Scp.py affected 0.16.1 Not specified
CNA Jbardin Scp.py unaffected 0.16.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-109152 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/jbardin/scp.py [email protected] github.com
github.com/jbardin/scp.py/commit/42fc3aaa71411daed60544e3b40179c1038bed5d [email protected] github.com
github.com/jbardin/scp.py/issues/206 [email protected] github.com
vuldb.com/vuln/416886 [email protected] vuldb.com
github.com/jbardin/scp.py/releases/tag/v0.16.2 [email protected] github.com
vuldb.com/submit/978646 [email protected] vuldb.com
vuldb.com/vuln/416886/cti [email protected] vuldb.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Mohammedix88 (VulDB User) (en)

CNA: VulDB CNA Team (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-10-12T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-10-12T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-10-12T13:46:57.000ZVulDB entry last update

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