[ CVE-2026-113678 · Published 20 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in froxlor
CVSS 9.9
EPSS <1%1 agency advisoryNo fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.9
[ Description ]Official description
Froxlor before 2.3.15 contains a symlink following vulnerability in Statistics::makeChownWithNewStats that allows authenticated customers to take ownership of arbitrary host directories by abusing the root-run traffic cron. Attackers can replace the goaccess statistics directory in their document root with a symlink, causing chown -R to hand root-owned trees to them and enabling root escalation.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories
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BSI CERT-BundWID-SEC-2026-4050
Froxlor: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German
[ References ]References
- github.com/froxlor/froxlor/blob/2.3.14/lib/Froxlor/Http/Statistics.php
- github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/0805a7e16a223d528b51d8cacfaff54217b9d8f8
- github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.15
- github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjv-x8ff-4cvv
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.3.15-symlink-following-privilege-escalati…