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CVE-2026-41236

Froxlor has privilege escalation in SSH key synchronization via symlinked `authorized_keys` path

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.
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Herstellerfroxlor
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Produkt froxlor
Version = 2.3.6
Status affected
VulnDex Vulnerability Enrichment
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EPSS Metriken
Typ Quelle Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.37% 0.283
CVSS Metriken
Quelle Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector String
security-advisories@github.com 8.8 2.8 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.7
https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-mq5v-pxpm-8jw2