# CVE-2026-129123: C-Kermit memory corruption in FTP client reply handling

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-125556
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-13)
- Fixed in: 11.1.515
- Published: 2026-11-13 · Updated: 2026-11-13

CVE-2026-129123 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects C-Kermit; fixed in 11.1.515.

## Summary

C-Kermit, an FTP client, has a buffer overflow in its handling of FTP server replies that can let a malicious or intercepted FTP server overwrite client memory. The attack is reached over the network without logging in, but it requires the user to take an action such as connecting to the attacker's server.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running C-Kermit 8.0.200 through 11.1.515 as an FTP client, built with TLS/SSL, GSSAPI, Kerberos 4 or SRP support, connecting to FTP servers

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies ("Affecting C-Kermit >= 8.0.200, < 11.1.515")

## Affected

- OpenKermit C-Kermit: from 8.0.200, fixed in 11.1.515

## Description

C-Kermit 8.0.200 before 11.1.515 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in getreply() in ckcftp.c that allows malicious FTP servers to overwrite client memory by sending overlong security replies. Attackers controlling or intercepting an FTP server can send long PBSZ replies after AUTH TLS, or long ADAT replies in GSSAPI, Kerberos 4, and SRP builds, overflowing the static reply_buf with attacker-controlled bytes.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OpenKermit C-Kermit, upgrade to a fixed version (11.1.515) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-129123 (C-Kermit 8.0.200 before 11.1.515 FTP Client Buffer Overflow via PBSZ and ADAT Replies), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-129123 (entry last updated 2026-11-13):
Affected:
- OpenKermit C-Kermit: from 8.0.200, fixed in 11.1.515
Fixed versions: 11.1.515.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Affected C-Kermit version range is 8.0.200 up to but not including 11.1.515 (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies)
- C-Kermit is used as an FTP client against a malicious or intercepted FTP server (source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies)
- Built with TLS/SSL support (PBSZ reply path) (source: https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p)
- Built with GSSAPI, Kerberos 4, or SRP support (ADAT reply path) (source: https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, a user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-129123 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-129123 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/39ab009a365b97632e9975e1266fa618c4bdc59f
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/bec28a4d544031fa07a07aacba3df5dd1202ef69
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/releases/tag/v11.1.515
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/blob/v11.0.514/ckcftp.c#L11161
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129123
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-129123 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129123

### What does this mean?

A buffer overflow in C-Kermit's FTP client code lets a malicious or intercepted FTP server send overlong security replies that overwrite the client's memory, which could lead to remote code execution.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies, https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-129123?

C-Kermit: from 8.0.200 before 11.1.515.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-129123

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Versions from 8.0.200 up to but not including 11.1.515 are affected. The PBSZ path applies when C-Kermit is built with TLS/SSL support, and the ADAT path applies when it is built with GSSAPI, Kerberos 4, or SRP support.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies, https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p

### How do I fix CVE-2026-129123?

No fixed version is named in the checked facts, so the vendor's patch ids are not available here. Check the OpenKermit advisory for the fixed release and the patch details.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies, https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/security/advisories/GHSA-c5px-7h4c-gj8p

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-129123
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-129123

### Other links

- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/39ab009a365b97632e9975e1266fa618c4bdc59f
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/commit/bec28a4d544031fa07a07aacba3df5dd1202ef69
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/releases/tag/v11.1.515
- https://github.com/OpenKermit/ckermit/blob/v11.0.514/ckcftp.c#L11161
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/c-kermit-8.0.200-before-11.1.515-ftp-client-buffer-overflow-via-pbsz-and-adat-replies

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