---
id: CVE-2026-113678
title: Froxlor before 2.3.15 Symlink Following Privilege Escalation via Traffic Cron
summary: >-
  Froxlor before 2.3.15 contains a symlink following vulnerability in
  Statistics::makeChownWithNewStats that allows authenticated customers to take
  ownership of arbitrary host directories by abusing the root-run traffic cron.
  Attackers can…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: froxlor
product: froxlor
affected:
  - froxlor < 2.3.15
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-20'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-20T15:40:39.663Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113678'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjv-x8ff-4cvv'
    label: GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vwjv-x8ff-4cvv)
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/0805a7e16a223d528b51d8cacfaff54217b9d8f8
  - url: 'https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/releases/tag/2.3.15'
    label: froxlor 2.3.15 Release Notes
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/blob/2.3.14/lib/Froxlor/Http/Statistics.php#L144-L162
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.3.15-symlink-following-privilege-escalation-via-traffic-cron
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: Froxlor before 2.3.15 Symlink Following Privilege
      Escalation via Traffic Cron
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T16:10:53.297Z'
---

## Overview

Froxlor before 2.3.15 contains a symlink following vulnerability in Statistics::makeChownWithNewStats that allows authenticated customers to take ownership of arbitrary host directories by abusing the root-run traffic cron. Attackers can replace the goaccess statistics directory in their document root with a symlink, causing chown -R to hand root-owned trees to them and enabling root escalation.

## Affected

- `froxlor < 2.3.15`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.