CVE•Published 2026-04-27•Modified 2026-05-07•1 article on news•7 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-6265Cerberusftp · Ftp_server
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 98% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Insecure preserved inherited permissions vulnerability in Cerberus FTP Server on Windows allows Privilege Escalation.This issue has been resolved in Cerberus FTP Server: 2026.1
Timeline
Published 2026-04-27
Modified 2026-05-07
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag276 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-6265Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Cerberusftp Ftp Server"All exposed Cerberusftp Ftp Server instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Ftp Server"HTTP body or banner mentions "Ftp Server" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-6265Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-6265Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-6265Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-6265GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-6265" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.