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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.
Exploits & detection
No public PoC or detection template found yet.
Timeline
- Published: 30 Oct 2026
- Last modified upstream: 05 Nov 2026
Sources & licenses
- CVE / CVSS / CWE
- NVD record ↗ (unmodified). This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. CVE® © The MITRE Corporation.
- Exploitation
- CISA KEV (CC0) · EPSS by FIRST.org
- References used for the analysis
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-sftp-copy-file-write
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9d/contrib/mod_sftp/fxp.c#L4748
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/b7d3de4565ae448a510feecd17b41923e44bfe16
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.9e
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-before-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc5-mod-sftp-copy-file-authorization-bypass
- Analysis, summary and remediation
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