CVE-2026-119364
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.0
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-30 12:16:35.533000
Last modified
2026-10-30 12:16:35.533000
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{
"id": "CVE-2026-119364",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-10-30T12:16:35.533",
"lastModified": "2026-10-30T12:16:35.533",
"vulnStatus": "Received",
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}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
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"vendor": "ProFTPD Project",
"product": "ProFTPD",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"repo": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd",
"packageURL": "pkg:github/proftpd/proftpd",
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}
]
}
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"metrics": {
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"type": "Secondary",
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"modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
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"modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
"Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
"valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
"vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
"providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Primary",
"description": [
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"references": [
{
"url": "https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-site-copy-dest-follow",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9e/contrib/mod_copy.c#L620",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/c41691f8981f98081fcb8a535c3c21b06a3f04af",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/2374",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-through-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc4-mod-copy-symlink-following-write-bypass",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}