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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2026-6265

CVE-2026-6265

HIGH8.8

Local Privilege Escalation in Cerberus FTP Server =< 2025.4.2

Published Apr 27, 2026

Modified 3 weeks ago

Details

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

References

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

https://www.cerberusftp.com/releasenotes/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6265

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v4.0

7.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Attack Requirements

PresentAT:P

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

PassiveUI:P

Vulnerable System

Vuln. Confidentiality

HighVC:H

Vuln. Integrity

HighVI:H

Vuln. Availability

HighVA:H

Subsequent System

Subseq. Confidentiality

HighSC:H

Subseq. Integrity

HighSI:H

Subseq. Availability

HighSA:H

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedApr 27, 2026

ModifiedApr 27, 2026

CVE-2026-6265 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence