High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 8, 2026· Updated Jul 10, 2026
CVE-2026-54591
CVE-2026-54591
Description
AsyncSSH is a Python package which provides an asynchronous client and server implementation of the SSHv2 protocol on top of the Python asyncio framework. Prior to 2.23.1, a malicious SSH server can write arbitrary files on the asyncssh SCP client's filesystem by sending filenames containing ../ traversal sequences because _parse_cd_args in scp.py returns server-provided names verbatim and _recv_files joins them to the destination path without enforcing the target directory boundary. This issue is fixed in version 2.23.1.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
asyncsshPyPI | < 2.23.1 | 2.23.1 |
Affected products
2- Range: <2.23.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2wxc-x7rj-hg8fghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54591ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/ronf/asyncssh/commit/d730803b8e4e94c20c7580d90f94d1e05f9f58denvdWEB
- github.com/ronf/asyncssh/releases/tag/v2.23.1nvdWEB
- github.com/ronf/asyncssh/security/advisories/GHSA-2wxc-x7rj-hg8fnvdWEB
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