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CVE-2026-42167

mod_sql in ProFTPD before 1.3.9a allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a username, in scenarios where there is logging of USER requests with an expansion such as %U, and the SQL backend allows commands (e.g., COPY TO PROGRAM).

Score
8.1 high
Published
2026-04-28
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (6)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
databases/proftpd-mod_sql_mysqlproftpd-mod_sql_mysql1.3.8c_2unaddressedmm@FreeBSD.org
databases/proftpd-mod_sql_odbcproftpd-mod_sql_odbc1.3.8c_2unaddressedmm@FreeBSD.org
databases/proftpd-mod_sql_postgresproftpd-mod_sql_postgres1.3.8c_4unaddressedmm@FreeBSD.org
databases/proftpd-mod_sql_sqliteproftpd-mod_sql_sqlite1.3.8c_5unaddressedmm@FreeBSD.org
ftp/proftpdproftpd1.3.8c_3unaddressedmm@FreeBSD.org
net/proftpd-mod_ldapproftpd-mod_ldap1.3.8c_6unaddressedmm@FreeBSD.org

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>proftpd-mod_sql_mysql</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>proftpd-mod_sql_odbc</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>proftpd-mod_sql_postgres</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>proftpd-mod_sql_sqlite</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>proftpd</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>proftpd-mod_ldap</name>
	<range><lt>FIXME</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>mod_sql in ProFTPD before 1.3.9a allows remote attackers to execute
	arbitrary code via a username, in scenarios where there is logging of
	USER requests with an expansion such as %U, and the SQL backend allows
	commands (e.g., COPY TO PROGRAM).</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2026-42167</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42167</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2026-04-28</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>