ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability

ProFTPD ProFTPD

ProFTPD contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-10-08 (federal deadline 2026-10-11).

First seen: 8 Oct 2026
Last update: 8 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
Identifiers: CVE-2015-3306
CVSS: 10.0
Source: CISA KEV

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## ProFTPD Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Severity: critical, exploited in the wild. Patch status: patched.
Affected: ProFTPD ProFTPD
Ids: CVE-2015-3306

ProFTPD contains an improper access control vulnerability that could allow remote attackers to read and write to arbitrary files via the site cpfr and site cpto commands. Added to CISA KEV on 2026-10-08 (federal deadline 2026-10-11).

## Steps
1. Search the repo, its CI and infra config for ProFTPD ProFTPD. If present, report the version in use and whether it's affected.

## Report
A table: file, product or package, version in use, affected yes/no, exact fix. Then anything a human has to check outside the repo.

If you have the pwned.coffee MCP server (https://pwned.coffee/mcp), call lookup_cve("CVE-2015-3306") for the latest, and check_repo with this repo's lockfiles, Dockerfiles and workflows for a full receipt.
Sources: https://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/2015/msg00154.html https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/updates@lists.opensuse.org/message/WE6YZRG5UVXMGQ7IVDRYBPIWV4M6UUGM/ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3306
https://pwned.coffee/i/proftpd-improper-access-control-vulnerability-cve-2015-3306

Sources

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