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TI-2019-09067 Aliases CVE-2019-12146GHSA-9vf2-g8c8-cv28

A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018 before 8.6.1. Attackers have the ability to abuse a flaw in the SCP listener by crafting strings using specific patterns to write files and create directories outside of their authorized directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03968 90th 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:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.6.1VulnerableIpswitch
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.6.1 Vulnerable ·Ipswitch

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12146
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9vf2-g8c8-cv28

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2003-00715 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP 3 and 4 allow remote authenticated users to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04675 Multiple buffer overflows in Ipswitch WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1 allow remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2006-04816 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2004-01030 Multiple buffer overflows in WS_FTP Server 5.03 2004.10.14 allow remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2019-09065 An issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2006-04817 Unspecified vulnerability in the log analyzer in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
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Sources

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