The default configuration of Serv-U 2.5d and earlier allows remote attackers to determine…
Priority LOW 27Published · 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 · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of Serv-U 2.5d and earlier allows remote attackers to determine the real pathname of the server by requesting a URL for a directory or file that does not exist.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0208 81st 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Cat Soft |
| cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5 | Vulnerable | Cat Soft |
| cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5a | Vulnerable | Cat Soft |
| cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5b | Vulnerable | Cat Soft |
| cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5c | Vulnerable | Cat Soft |
| cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.5d | Vulnerable | Cat Soft |
- cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Cat Soft
- cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5 Vulnerable ·Cat Soft
- cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5a Vulnerable ·Cat Soft
- cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5b Vulnerable ·Cat Soft
- cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5c:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5c Vulnerable ·Cat Soft
- cpe:2.3:a:cat_soft:serv-u:2.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5d Vulnerable ·Cat Soft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0176
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8585-x3v3-r54f
References
More Cat Soft Serv-u vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00216 Buffer overflow in FTP Serv-U 2.5 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2000-01023 Serv-U FTP Server allows remote attackers to bypass its anti-hammering feature by first… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2000-0176 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0176 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8585-x3v3-r54f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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