CVE-2026-109681 Metasploit Framework FTP PASV Response SSRF
Medium 4.7
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-109681 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-109681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Metasploit Framework, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Rapid7 Metasploit Framework. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-109681/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-109681?
CVE-2026-109681 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Metasploit Framework, published on 20 Oct 2026.
Official description
The FTP client trusts the server's PASV response IP:port without validation against the control connection target. A rogue FTP server can specify any IP:port in the 227 Passive Mode response, causing the operator's machine to open a TCP connection to an arbitrary host.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109681?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-109681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjr5-6c72-j9r9.