Vulnerability in Froxlor
CVE-2026-100714
Froxlor before 2.3.12 does not restrict or escape the system.letsencryptchallengepath setting: unlike sibling settings hardened in GHSA-33mp, the field has no string_regexp or required_otp guard, and its value is concatenated unescaped into the acme.sh command line built in lib/Froxlor/Cron/Http/LetsEncrypt/AcmeSh.php and executed by the root cron via FileDir::safe_exec. Because safe_exec only blacklists shell metacharacters such as ; | & > < \ $ ~ ?, spaces and quotes survive and the value is word-split into additional acme.sh arguments. An administrator, or any actor able to write settings (for example through the settings-import API), can therefore inject acme.sh options such as --renew-hook, --pre-hook or --post-hook to obtain arbitrary command execution as root at the next Let's Encrypt cron run, or use --config-home/--cert-home for arbitrary file writes. Versions up to and including 2.3.10 are affected; the issue is fixed in 2.3.12.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/froxlor/froxlor/security/advisories/GHSA-3w4g-cmpj-rj42 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/froxlor-before-2.3.12-command-injection-via-letsen… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-100714?
- CVE-2026-100714 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Froxlor, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2026-100714?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.