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TI-1999-00198 Aliases CVE-1999-0201GHSA-8r28-mf5v-rhc8

A quote cwd command on FTP servers can reveal the full path of the home directory of the "ftp" user.

Priority LOW 38Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A quote cwd command on FTP servers can reveal the full path of the home directory of the "ftp" user.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06212 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ftp:ftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableFtp
  • cpe:2.3:a:ftp:ftp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Ftp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-0201
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8r28-mf5v-rhc8

References

Other 1

  • TI-1999-00081 CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

Sources

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