CVE-2026-119147: ProFTPD Project ProFTPD

ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 mod_sftp Copy-File Authorization Bypass

CVSS 5.3 MediumEPSS 0.0029 · 21st percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: VulnCheck) at 30 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
ProFTPD Project	ProFTPD pkg:github/proftpd/proftpd	affected before 1.3.9e custom affected 1.3.10rc1 to before 1.3.10rc5 custom Other versions: unaffected

Identifiers

CVE-2026-119147

CNA

VulnCheck

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-863

Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
5.3	Medium	4.0	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N	CNA (VulnCheck)Used for this record
4.3	Medium	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N	CNA (VulnCheck)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0029, the 21st percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

30 Oct 2026, 11:30 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
30 Oct 2026, 12:16 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/b7d3de4565ae448a510feecd17b41923e44bfe16 patch
github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9d/contrib/mod_sftp/fxp.c#L4748 technical-description
github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.9e release-notes
github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5 release-notes
abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-sftp-copy-file-write third-party-advisory
github.com/proftpd/proftpd product
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-before-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc5-mod-sftp-copy-file-authorization-bypass third-party-advisory

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.