CVE-2024-48651 | BDVDB-2026-257232 Detail

proftpdproftpd

Description#

In ProFTPD through 1.3.8b before cec01cc, supplemental group inheritance grants unintended access to GID 0 because of the lack of supplemental groups from mod_sql.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact none, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-11-29Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-11-03Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-11-29
Last modified: 2025-11-03

Vendor information

Vendor: proftpd
Product: proftpd

All proftpd vulnerabilities

Score

7.5 High

EPSS

2.1%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 82.2.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Incorrect Authorization

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
<= 1.3.8b
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
< cec01cc
Fixed
cec01cc

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.5 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	None
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).