# CVE-2026-62988: Froxlor: Credential and 2FA secret disclosure via Froxlor API endpoints

> Authenticated API users can retrieve password hashes and 2FA secrets, enabling offline cracking and account takeover of the hosting panel.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7788-ghfq-c6mh

## What is CVE-2026-62988?

CVE-2026-62988 is a critical vulnerability in froxlor, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Froxlor is open source server administration software. From 2.3.7 until 2.3.8, the Customers.get, Customers.listing, Admins.get, Admins.listing, Ftps.get, and Ftps.listing API commands in lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Customers.php, lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Admins.php, and lib/Froxlor/Api/Commands/Ftps.php retrieve full database rows and return them without removing password and data_2fa fields. An authenticated API caller with permission to use these endpoints can obtain customer, administrator, and FTP password hashes as well as Base32-encoded TOTP seeds for administrator and customer accounts. Password hashes can be cracked offline, and TOTP seeds can generate valid second-factor codes until two-factor authentication is reset. Exposure of both values for an account can enable takeover of the hosting panel or hosted resources and can defeat both authentication factors. This issue is fixed in version 2.3.8.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-62988?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including froxlor/froxlor.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `froxlor/froxlor` | Packagist | All versions | 2.3.8 |
| `froxlor/froxlor` | Packagist | All versions | 2.3.8 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-62988?

Upgrade froxlor/froxlor to 2.3.8 or later.

## Is CVE-2026-62988 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-62988 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-62988 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-62988 is a critical vulnerability in froxlor, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-62988 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- froxlor/froxlor (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.3.8
- froxlor/froxlor (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 2.3.8

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-2026-62988/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62988/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62988
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62988
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62988

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62988/
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