CVE-2026-35025CWE-59

ProFTPD ACL Bypass via /proc/self/root Path Prefix in RNFR

High · published June 24, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ProFTPD through 1.3.9b and 1.3.10rc2 contains an access control bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated FTP users to circumvent Directory ACL restrictions by prefixing paths with /proc/self/root in the RNFR command handler. Attackers can exploit the unresolved symlink components in dir_canonical_path() to cause dir_check() to perform lexical path comparisons that match no configured Directory block, enabling rename operations on files in DenyAll-protected directories and subsequent retrieval of those files. Mitigation: Sessions configured with DefaultRoot (chroot) are not affected, as chroot changes the directory to which /proc/self/root resolves.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.6 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00505 · 42.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Published
2026-06-24T13:21Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 JUN 13:21Z
    ProFTPD ACL Bypass via /proc/self/root Path Prefix in RNFR
    cvelistv5