# CVE-2026-113678: Froxlor symlink following in Statistics::makeChownWithNewStats

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113678-froxlor-before-2-3-15-contains-a-symlink-following-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-20. Updated: 2026-10-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113678 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.9 · Published 2026-10-20

Froxlor is an open-source web hosting control panel that manages customer websites and server resources. An authenticated customer can create a symlink in their statistics directory, which is then followed by a root-run cron job that changes ownership of files, allowing the customer to take control of arbitrary system directories and escalate privileges to root.

Technologies: [Froxlor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/froxlor). Vendors: [Froxlor](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/froxlor).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113678 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113678 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113678?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.9, published 20 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Froxlor before 2.3.15.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113678?** Yes: fixed in 2.3.15. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-113678 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113678?** Check whether you run Froxlor at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.3.15

## Technical details

A symlink following vulnerability exists in the Statistics::makeChownWithNewStats method, which executes chown -R on statistics directories as root. An authenticated customer can replace the goaccess statistics directory in their document root with a symlink pointing to arbitrary host directories, causing the chown operation to hand root-owned system directories to the unprivileged customer account. This enables privilege escalation from customer to root.

## Affected products

- Froxlor Froxlor before 2.3.15

## Timeline

- 2026-10-20: disclosed
- 2026-09-17: patched

## References

- [https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/blob/2.3.14/lib/Froxlor/Http/Statistics.php](https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/blob/2.3.14/lib/Froxlor/Http/Statistics.php)
- [https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/0805a7e16a223d528b51d8cacfaff54217b9d8f8](https://github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/0805a7e16a223d528b51d8cacfaff54217b9d8f8)

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