CVE-2026-119147

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS4.3

Exploit probability—

ProductProFTPD

PublishedOct 30, 2026

First seenNov 4, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization

How to fix

Update

ProFTPD Project ProFTPD1.3.9e, 1.3.10rc5 or later

Patches

github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/b7d3de4565ae448a510feecd17b41923e44bfe16

Vendor advisories

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ProFTPD Project ProFTPD	v < 1.3.9e, 1.3.10rc1 ≤ v < 1.3.10rc5	1.3.9e, 1.3.10rc5

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