High severity · published Jun 4, 2026
CVE-2026-41236
Froxlor has privilege escalation in SSH key synchronization via symlinked `authorized_keys` path
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Froxlor is open source server administration software. Version 2.3.6 contains a symlink-following flaw in the root-owned SSH key synchronization path used for customer FTP users. The provisioning code appends public keys to `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` under a customer-controlled home directory without verifying that the target path is not a symbolic link. If an attacker controls a shell-enabled customer account and can modify files inside the assigned home directory, the attacker can replace `~/.ssh/authorized_keys` with a symlink to `/root/.ssh/authorized_keys`. When Froxlor's privileged cron task later synchronizes SSH keys, it appends the attacker-supplied key into root's authorized key file, resulting in root SSH access. Version 2.3.7 contains a patch.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
froxlor · froxlor
= 2.3.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41236
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41236
github.com
https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.7
github.com
https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-mq5v-pxpm-8jw2
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