CVE-2026-109681 (GCVE-0-2026-109681)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-20 23:11 – Updated: 2026-10-20 23:11
VLAI
Title
Metasploit Framework FTP PASV Response SSRF
Summary
The FTP client trusts the server's PASV response IP:port without validation against the control connection target. A rogue FTP server can specify any IP:port in the 227 Passive Mode response, causing the operator's machine to open a TCP connection to an arbitrary host.
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side request forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
rapid7 CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 64 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Affected: 0 , < 6.5.7 (semver)
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Credits
Adiel Sol, Arad Inbar, Erez Cohen, Nir Somech, Ben Grinberg, Daniel Lubel, Shir Sadon DREAM Security Research Team
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