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TI-2007-05011 Aliases CVE-2007-5201GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85

The FTP backend for Duplicity before 0.4.9 sends the password as a command line argument…

Priority LOW 21CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

The FTP backend for Duplicity before 0.4.9 sends the password as a command line argument when calling ncftp, which might allow local users to read the password by listing the process and its arguments.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00374 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed duplicity (PyPI): 0.4.9

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
—duplicity (PyPI)before 0.4.90.4.9Patch availableGHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • duplicity (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 0.4.9 Fixed in 0.4.9 Patch available GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:duplicity_project:duplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.4.9VulnerableDuplicity Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:duplicity_project:duplicity:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.4.9 Vulnerable ·Duplicity Project

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85 duplicity (PyPI) Fixed in 0.4.9 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5201
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wxcw-rqxc-hj85

References

Advisory 5

Other 5

Sources

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