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CVE-2026-119568

vsftpd through 3.0.5 require_ssl_reuse Bypass via FTPS Data Channel Hijacking

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 35th percentile. No fix published yet.

CVSS 3.17.4HighEPSS percentile35th0.4% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixNone yetNo fix or workaround published
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OpenVAS · 1 check

e.g. OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.156388

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Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

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What to do

No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.

  • VsftpdAffected: ≤ 3.0.5Upgrade to: after 3.0.5Stated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS35th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 35th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 127 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Publishedweakness classified, record updated, record updated
  2. OpenVAS check added

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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

Scored 7.4 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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