CVE-2026-6265HIGH 8.8EPSS p17.2%

CVE-2026-6265CVE-2026-6265

Description

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

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.26% probability of exploitation · percentile 17.2% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-04-27
Last modified2026-05-07

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-278

References

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

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessInsecure Preserved Inherited Permissionscwe-2780%live

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