CVE-2026-119568

high

vsftpd through 3.0.5 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ssl_data_accept() that allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack FTPS data connections…

vsftpd through 3.0.5 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in ssl_data_accept() that allows unauthenticated attackers to hijack FTPS data connections by resuming their own TLS session ticket. Attackers sharing the victim's source IP can obtain a ticket via AUTH TLS, then connect to the victim's PASV port to steal downloads or inject upload data.

CVSS

7.4

7.4 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (disclosure@vulncheck.com)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2026-10-30 12:16

Modified: 2026-10-30 12:16

NVD status: Received

Last synced 1 hour ago

Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 12:34 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)

CWE-940

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/vsftpd-ssl-data-any-ticket disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://security.appspot.com/vsftpd.html disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vsftpd-through-3.0.5-require-ssl-reuse-bypass-via-ftp... disclosure@vulncheck.com

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 12:34 UTC · record ↗

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