CVE-2026-129120

Description

C-Kermit 11.0.506 before 11.1.515 contains a RECEIVE CONFIRM bypass vulnerability that allows malicious Kermit servers to write unrequested files without prompting by abusing recursive GET root computation in ckcfns.c. Attackers can send files such as .ssh/authorized_keys or shell startup files under the current directory, which rq_under_root() accepts silently, enabling persistent access or code execution.

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 5.9CVSS 4.0, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
• 5.3CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Historical context and remediation

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Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 13 Nov 2026 Published

Weakness

• CWE-863

References

• GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vhrv-7jrq-95qj)vendor-advisory
• github.compatch
• C-Kermit v11.1.515 Release Notesrelease-notes
• github.comtechnical-description
• VulnCheck Advisory: C-Kermit 11.0.506 before 11.1.515 RECEIVE CONFIRM Bypass via Recursive GETthird-party-advisory