Description
A 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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jbardin | scp.py | 0.16.0, 0.16.1 | 0.16.2 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | python-scp | 0.16.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | python-scp | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-416886 | jbardin scp.py SCP Receive _recv_pushd path traversal vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-416886 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-109152 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #978646 | jbardin scp.py 0.16.1 Path Traversal third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/jbardin/scp.py/issues/206 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/jbardin/scp.py/commit/42fc3aaa71411daed60544e3b40179c1038bed5d patch
- https://github.com/jbardin/scp.py/releases/tag/v0.16.2 patch
- https://github.com/jbardin/scp.py/ product