CVE-2026-119364
Medium 5.3
Description
ProFTPD through 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc1 through 1.3.10rc4 contains a link-following vulnerability in mod_copy that allows authenticated FTP users to bypass Limit WRITE restrictions via symlinks. Attackers can place a symlink in a writable directory and use SITE COPY or SITE CPTO to overwrite files in write-denied locations.
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.3 (MEDIUM)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 4.0
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6.0 (MEDIUM)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% (percentile: 40) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-59
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-site-copy-dest-follow
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9e/contrib/mod_copy.c#L620
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/c41691f8981f98081fcb8a535c3c21b06a3f0…
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/2374
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-through-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc4-mod-c…