CISA adds 11-year-old ProFTPD mod_copy flaw to exploited list
On October 8, 2026, CISA added CVE-2015-3306 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The flaw in ProFTPD 1.3.5's mod_copy module lets unauthenticated attackers copy arbitrary files via SITE CPFR and SITE CPTO, enabling code execution when paired with a web server. CVSS 3.1 score is 10.0.
- CVE-2015-3306 was published in May 2015 and entered KEV on October 8, 2026
- mod_copy needs no authentication and does not restrict paths to the home directory
- CVSS 3.1 base score is 10.0, vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C
- Mitigation: disable the module or check logs for SITE CPFR and SITE CPTO
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