CVE-2026-6265

Insecure preserved inherited permissions vulnerability in Cerberus FTP Server on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue has been resolved in Cerberus FTP Server: 2026.1

CVSS 4.0

7.3CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 17% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-26)

CWE

CWE-278

Published

2026-04-27

Modified

2026-10-26

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-26

Affected

• cerberusftp:ftp_server

References

• https://labs.reversec.com/advisories/2026/04/cerberus-ftp-server-elevation-of-privileges
• https://www.cerberusftp.com/releasenotes/
• https://labs.reversec.com/advisories/2026/04/cerberus-ftp-server-elevation-of-privileges

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