TI-2017-11186 Aliases CVE-2017-15269 GHSA-w5qc-2wh9-55pc

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server does not prevent FTP bounce scans by default.

LOW 23CWE-610Published 2017-11-15 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server does not prevent FTP bounce scans by default. These can be performed using "nmap -b" and allow performing scans via the FTP server.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.015 74th 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 · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:psftp:psftpd:10.0.4:::::::*	10.0.4	Vulnerable	Psftp

cpe:2.3:a:psftp:psftpd:10.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0.4 Vulnerable ·Psftp

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15269
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w5qc-2wh9-55pc

References

Advisory 2

TI-2017-11188 A use-after-free issue could be triggered remotely in the SFTP component of PSFTPd 10.0.4… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
TI-2017-11187 The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server does not properly escape data before writing it into a… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3
TI-2017-11189 The PSFTPd 10.0.4 Build 729 server stores its configuration inside PSFTPd.dat. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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