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Alpine: multiple proftpd packages: security update to 1.3.9a-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440933

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - mod_sql in ProFTPD before 1.3.9a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a username, in
 scenarios where there is logging of USER requests with an expansion such as %U, and the SQL backend allows
 commands (e.g., COPY TO PROGRAM). (CVE-2026-42167)

Solution

Update the proftpd library and its related packages to version 1.3.9a-r0 or later.

See Also

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-42167

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440933

Version: Revision 1.10

Type: Local

Published: 4/28/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.47

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42167

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42167