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TI-2026-64869 Aliases CVE-2026-100713GHSA-cvg5-3xjx-32m5

Froxlor before 2.3.12 Privilege Escalation via SSH Key Sync

Priority LOW 32CWE-367Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Froxlor 2.3.10 and earlier contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the SSH key synchronization cron (lib/Froxlor/Cron/System/SshKeys.php, SshKeys::generateFiles). The containment/symlink validation performed by FileDir::makeCorrectDir()/makeCorrectFile() is done only at check time; the live filesystem path is re-resolved as root at write time (file_put_contents with FILE_APPEND|LOCK_EX, followed by chmod/chown/chgrp), with a database round-trip and file reads in between, and no path or file-descriptor pinning (no O_NOFOLLOW or openat2(RESOLVE_NO_SYMLINKS)). On installations where the non-default setting system.allow_customer_shell=1 grants customers local shell access, a customer can atomically swap their ~/.ssh directory for a symlink after the check and before the write, causing the root-run cron to append the customer's public key to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys and to chown /root/.ssh to the customer, resulting in full root compromise of the panel host. The cron re-runs on every interval, allowing unlimited attempts. This is a residual race that bypasses the check-time fix introduced for GHSA-mq5v-... . The issue is fixed in Froxlor 2.3.12.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00156 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed froxlor (froxlor): 2.3.12

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
froxlorfroxlorbefore 2.3.122.3.12Patch availableCNA
  • froxlor Vendorfroxlor Affected before 2.3.12 Fixed in 2.3.12 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:froxlor:froxlor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——froxlor
  • cpe:2.3:a:froxlor:froxlor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·froxlor

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA froxlor (froxlor) Fixed in 2.3.12

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    froxlor 2.3.12

    11 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-64867 froxlor before 2.3.12 Authentication Bypass via Session PersistencePriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-64872 Froxlor before 2.3.12 Privilege Escalation via SymlinkPriority HIGH 76
    • TI-2026-64871 Froxlor before 2.3.12 Arbitrary File Deletion via SymlinkPriority HIGH 72
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100713
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvg5-3xjx-32m5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-00300 Command Injection in froxlor/froxlor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-02973 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in froxlor/froxlor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-01234 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness in froxlor/froxlor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-01911 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in froxlor/froxlor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-64867 froxlor before 2.3.12 Authentication Bypass via Session Persistence CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2026-76945 Symlink following in Froxlor enables root privilege escalation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
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Sources

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