CVE-2026-119146
mediumProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mod_rewrite int:utf8trans RewriteMap that allows remote attackers to overwr…
ProFTPD before 1.3.9e and 1.3.10rc5 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the mod_rewrite int:utf8trans RewriteMap that allows remote attackers to overwrite static buffers. Attackers can send FTP command arguments longer than 1024 bytes, without authentication if pre-login commands are rewritten, to corrupt session memory and crash the session.
CVSS
5.6
5.6 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-30 12:16
Modified: 2026-10-30 19:03
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 19:20 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://abraxaslabs.tech/research/proftpd-rewrite-utf8trans disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/blob/v1.3.9d/contrib/mod_rewrite.c#L2052 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/commit/502d280b8d0ef72e44c6dd0a35a9405af0a1e301 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.10rc5 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/proftpd/proftpd/releases/tag/v1.3.9e disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/proftpd-before-1.3-9e-and-1.3-10rc5-buffer-overflow-v... disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 19:20 UTC · record ↗
