EIP-2026-103773

PRE-CVE

DirectAdmin 1.33.6 - Symlink Security Bypass

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103773. PoCs published by alnjm33.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a symlink permission bypass in DirectAdmin <= 1.33.6 to read the /etc/shadow file by creating a symbolic link and then using the backup functionality to extract the file. The attack relies on the backup process following symlinks without proper permission checks.

Description

DirectAdmin 1.33.6 - Symlink Security Bypass

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by alnjm33 · textlocalmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11029

This exploit leverages a symlink permission bypass in DirectAdmin <= 1.33.6 to read the /etc/shadow file by creating a symbolic link and then using the backup functionality to extract the file. The attack relies on the backup process following symlinks without proper permission checks.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: DirectAdmin <= 1.33.6
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to the server to create a symlink · Access to DirectAdmin's backup functionality
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026