[UPDATE] [high] ProFTPD: Vulnerability allows SQL injection

highCVE-2026-42167

A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in ProFTPD to conduct an SQL injection attack.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: ProFTPD product: ProFTPD SQL injection

What: A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in ProFTPD to conduct an SQL injection attack.
Who is affected: Remote anonymous attackers targeting ProFTPD installations.
Urgency: Remediation is high urgency due to the potential for remote exploitation and the severity of SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Action: Upgrade to the latest version of ProFTPD that addresses this vulnerability.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-07-27
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1297

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-421674.4% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 90% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-42167	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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