{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-41236", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-04-18T03:47:03.134Z", "datePublished": "2026-06-04T17:52:10.066Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-04T17:52:10.066Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Froxlor has privilege escalation in SSH key synchronization via symlinked `authorized_keys` path", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-59", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-mq5v-pxpm-8jw2", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-mq5v-pxpm-8jw2"}, {"name": "https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.7", "tags": ["x_refsource_MISC"], "url": "https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.7"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "froxlor", "product": "froxlor", "versions": [{"version": "= 2.3.6", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-06-04T17:52:10.066Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-mq5v-pxpm-8jw2", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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