CVE-2026-41235 HIGH

CVE-2026-41235: Froxlor has an authorization bypass in FTP shell assignment via missing server-side `available_shells` enforcement

Vendor Froxlor
Product froxlor
Weakness CWE-863 · Incorrect authorization
Published June 4, 2026
Last update June 8, 2026

CVSS base score

8.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Froxlor is open source server administration software. Version 2.3.6 lets administrators configure `system.available_shells` as the approved shell list that customers may assign to FTP users. However, the server-side FTP account handlers do not enforce that whitelist when processing add or edit requests. As a result, an authenticated customer with shell delegation enabled can submit an arbitrary shell such as `/bin/bash` even when the panel UI only offers more restricted choices. In deployments that use the default `nssextrausers` integration, the attacker-controlled shell is then propagated into the system account database, leading to real host shell access. Version 2.3.7 fixes the issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2026 CVE published
June 8, 2026 Record updated