High7.1Apache Software Foundation

High [CVE-2026-48827 +1] Path traversal on Windows in Apache MINA SSHD component sshd-git

This high-severity Apache Software Foundation advisory covers CVE-2026-48827 and CVE-2026-56623 affecting Apache MINA SSHD.

CVE-2026-56623 Published Jul 20, 2026Updated by vendor Jul 27, 2026

CVE-2026-48827 CVE-2026-56623

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Summary

Path traversal on Windows in Apache MINA SSHD component sshd-git. Apache MINA SSHD is a Java library for client-side and server-side SSH.

The path validation applied for CVE-2026-48827 in Apache MINA SSHD 2.18.0 and 3.0.0-M4 was partly ineffective for Servers running on Windows. Applications are affected if they use org.apache.sshd:sshd-git to implement a git server and run on Windows.

Users are advised to upgrade affected applications to Apache MINA SSHD 2.19.0, which fixes the issue. The issue also is present in the pre-release milestones 3.0.0-M1 to 3.0.0-M4 for a new upcoming new major version 3.0.0.

Affected versions

2.19.0
3.0.0

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Fixed versions

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Mitigation checklist

Recommended fix / mitigation

Users are advised to upgrade affected applications to Apache MINA SSHD 2.19.0, which fixes the issue.
Upgrade affected applications to 3.0.0-M5.

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