Upstream information

CVE-2026-119147 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck) SUSE
Base Score 4.3 4.3
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required Low Low
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact Low Low
Availability Impact None None
CVSSv3 Version 3.1 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck)
Base Score 5.3
Vector 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low
Vulnerable System Availability Impact None
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1289272 [IN_PROGRESS]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2026-5181 (aarch64,ppc64le,s390x,x86_64)
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • proftpd >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.9e-1.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.9e-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2026-12438

List of packages in QA

Product(s) Package(s)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  • proftpd >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-devel >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-doc >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-lang >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-ldap >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-mysql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-pgsql >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-radius >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1
  • proftpd-sqlite >= 1.3.8b-150600.13.18.1

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP7 proftpd In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 proftpd In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 proftpd In progress
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS proftpd In progress
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 proftpd In progress
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP6 proftpd Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 proftpd Affected
openSUSE Leap 15.6 proftpd Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Nov 4 14:55:15 2026
CVE page last modified: Tue Nov 10 20:01:51 2026