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TI-2001-00054 Aliases CVE-2001-0054GHSA-rggv-4m8c-3m5j

Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 37CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in FTP Serv-U before 2.5i allows remote attackers to escape the FTP root and read arbitrary files by appending a string such as "/..%20." to a CD command, a variant of a .. (dot dot) attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.12049 96th 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:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0.16VulnerableSolarWinds
  • cpe:2.3:a:solarwinds:serv-u_file_server:3.0.0.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0.16 Vulnerable ·SolarWinds

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0054
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rggv-4m8c-3m5j

References

  • TI-2009-03798 Stack-based buffer overflow in the TEA decoding algorithm in RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00299 Buffer overflow in Serv-U ftp before 5.0.0.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-01984 Stack-based buffer overflow in the site chmod command in Serv-U FTP Server before 4.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2004-02402 Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-04293 Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
  • TI-2011-04128 Directory traversal vulnerability in Serv-U FTP Server before 11.1.0.5 allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
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