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TI-2014-02188 Aliases CVE-2014-2735GHSA-wx8f-7wmv-f3cq

WinSCP before 5.5.3, when FTP with TLS is used, does not verify that the server hostname…

Priority LOW 27CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
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

WinSCP before 5.5.3, when FTP with TLS is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00793 56th 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 · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.5.2VulnerableWinscp
cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableWinscp
cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerableWinscp
  • cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Winscp
  • cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Winscp
  • cpe:2.3:a:winscp:winscp:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Winscp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2735
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx8f-7wmv-f3cq

References

Other 2

  • TI-2002-01283 Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle large packets or large fields… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2019-04326 In OpenSSH 7.9, due to accepting and displaying arbitrary stderr output from the server… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2019-04327 An issue was discovered in OpenSSH 7.9. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2021-02333 WinSCP before 5.17.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs when the URL… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2002-01281 Multiple SSH2 servers and clients do not properly handle packets or data elements with… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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