UBUNTU-CVE-2026-119364
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-119364, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119364, https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/issues/2374, 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/c41691f8981f98081fcb8a535c3c21b06a3f04af, 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-copy-symlink-following-write-bypass
Affected packages
Package
Name: proftpd-dfsg
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/proftpd-dfsg?arch=source&distro=xenial
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
