CVE-2026-10031
MEDIUMSFTPGo 2.7.4 Permission Bypass via Symbolic Link Creation
Title source: cnaDescription
SFTPGo prior to 2.7.4 contains a permission bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users to circumvent per-directory access controls by creating symbolic links in a permitted directory that point to files in directories where download, upload, or overwrite permissions are denied. Attackers can exploit the create_symlinks permission combined with read and write access in one directory to read or modify files in restricted directories, as operations are authorized against the link's directory permissions rather than the dereferenced target's directory permissions.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/security/advisories/GHSA-fj9v-mxr3-w75w
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sftpgo-permission-bypass-via-symbolic-link-creation
Scores
CVSS v3
4.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-863
Status
published
Products (1)
drakkan/SFTPGo
< 2.7.4
Published
Jul 30, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 31, 2026