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HIGH

CVE-2026-109961

CVSS v3

8.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

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exploit probability

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Description

Froxlor 0.10.0 before 2.3.14 contains a newline injection vulnerability that allows authenticated customers to inject arbitrary entries into the root-owned NSS group database via the unvalidated additional_members parameter of the Ftps.add API. Attackers can embed newline characters that the REBUILD_NSSUSERS cron writes unsanitized into /var/lib/extrausers/group, creating privileged group entries for local privilege escalation.

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L
Published
2026-10-13
Last Modified
2026-10-13

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-109961?

Froxlor 0.10.0 before 2.3.14 contains a newline injection vulnerability that allows authenticated customers to inject arbitrary entries into the root-owned NSS group database via the unvalidated additional_members parameter of the Ftps.add API. Attackers can embed newline characters that the REBUILD_NSSUSERS cron writes unsanitized into /var/lib/extrausers/group, creating privileged group entries for local privilege escalation.

Is CVE-2026-109961 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-109961 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-109961?

CVE-2026-109961 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L.

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