# CVE-2026-77473: AsyncSSH: SFTP Recursive Copy Path Traversal via Unsanitized Server-Supplied Filenames

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.24.1
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-77473 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects asyncssh; fixed in 2.24.1.

## Summary

AsyncSSH, a Python library for SSHv2 client and server use, has a path traversal flaw in its recursive SFTP copy routine used by get(), mget(), and copy(), where a malicious or compromised SFTP server can return crafted filenames that make the client write attacker-chosen content to arbitrary locations the client process can write to. The bug can be reached remotely over the network without logging in, but it requires the victim client to take an action such as performing a recursive copy from that server.

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## Affected

- ronf asyncssh: fixed in 2.24.1

## 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 2.24.1, recursive remote-to-local SFTP copies in SFTPClient._copy() in asyncssh/sftp.py, reached through get(), mget(), and copy(), trust filenames returned by a remote server's directory enumeration. A malicious or compromised SFTP server can return an absolute filename or a filename containing path separators and parent-directory traversal, causing destination path construction to escape the requested local directory and write attacker-selected content to locations writable by the client process. This issue is fixed in version 2.24.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ronf asyncssh, upgrade to a fixed version (2.24.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-77473 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

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### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-77473?

asyncssh: before 2.24.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-77473

### How do I fix CVE-2026-77473?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 2.24.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-77473

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## References

- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/security/advisories/GHSA-q8m6-9rfx-39rf
- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/commit/eaf7fd3b058ccb36b51ed932158d36cf304aa7c3
- https://github.com/ronf/asyncssh/releases/tag/v2.24.1

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