CVE-2026-119147

Description

ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains an authorization bypass in the mod_sftp copy-file extension handler that skips Limit WRITE checks for new destination files. Authenticated SFTP users can copy any readable file to a new path in write-denied directories, creating files where uploads are forbidden.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-before-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc5-mod-sftp-copy-file-authorization-bypass

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.9e

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/b7d3de4565ae448a510feecd17b41923e44bfe16

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9d/contrib/mod_sftp/fxp.c#L4748

https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-113780

https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-sftp-copy-file-write

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

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