CVE-2026-100713 Details
Description
Froxlor 2.3.10 and earlier contain a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the SSH key synchronization cron (lib/Froxlor/Cron/System/SshKeys.php, SshKeys::generateFiles). The containment/symlink validation performed by FileDir::makeCorrectDir()/makeCorrectFile() is done only at check time; the live filesystem path is re-resolved as root at write time (file_put_contents with FILE_APPEND|LOCK_EX, followed by chmod/chown/chgrp), with a database round-trip and file reads in between, and no path or file-descriptor pinning (no O_NOFOLLOW or openat2(RESOLVE_NO_SYMLINKS)). On installations where the non-default setting system.allow_customer_shell=1 grants customers local shell access, a customer can atomically swap their ~/.ssh directory for a symlink after the check and before the write, causing the root-run cron to append the customer's public key to /root/.ssh/authorized_keys and to chown /root/.ssh to the customer, resulting in full root compromise of the panel host. The cron re-runs on every interval, allowing unlimited attempts. This is a residual race that bypasses the check-time fix introduced for GHSA-mq5v-... . The issue is fixed in Froxlor 2.3.12.
A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Froxlor versions through 2.3.10. This issue arises from a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition in the SSH key synchronization cron job. The vulnerability allows customers with local shell access to manipulate their SSH key files, leading to unauthorized access to the root account.
Users are advised to update to Froxlor version 2.3.12, where this vulnerability has been fixed.
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Assessed Sep 26, 2026References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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| URL | Source(s) | Tag(s) |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-927x-9jfh-mq42 | [email protected] | AdvisoryExploitRemedyVendor |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.3.12-privilege-escalation-via-ssh-key-sync | [email protected] | AdvisoryRemedy |
Weakness Enumeration
| CWE-ID | CWE Name | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-367 | Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition | [email protected] |
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Froxlor | <= 2.3.10 (semver) |
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Change History
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| Date | Action | Recorded By |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | New CVE Received | [email protected] |
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