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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-119147

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

Published Oct 30, 2026 · catalog updated Nov 6, 2026 · ProFTPD Project ProFTPD

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-119147. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of ProFTPD Project ProFTPD is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
Alpine:v3.23 proftpd · Alpine:v3.24 proftpd · vendor ProFTPD Project ProFTPD

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.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • Alpine:v3.23 proftpd0 → 1.3.9e-r0
  • Alpine:v3.24 proftpd0 → 1.3.9e-r0
  • vendor ProFTPD Project ProFTPDversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-119147

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-119147. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of ProFTPD Project ProFTPD is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 0 → 1.3.9e-r0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 30, 2026 · BSI CERT-Bund

    Detected

    CVE-2026-119147 is listed by ProFTPD: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien.

  2. Nov 6, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    proftpd fixed in 1.3.9e-r0; proftpd fixed in 1.3.9e-r0

  3. Nov 6, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Fix available

    proftpd fixed in 1.3.9e-r0

  4. Nov 6, 2026 · Trivy Vulnerability DB

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • BSI CERT-BundGovernment advisoryCVE-2026-119147

    ProFTPD: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien

    wid.cert-bund.de
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-119147

    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

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-119147

    30-day exploitation probability 0.29%

    first.org
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2026-119147
    osv.dev
  • Trivy Vulnerability DBPackage advisoryALPINE-CVE-2026-119147

    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

    osv.dev

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Trivy Vulnerability DBNov 7, 2026
  • OpenSSF OSV / OSV ScannerNov 7, 2026
  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 31, 2026
  • BSI CERT-BundOct 31, 2026