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TI-2019-15672 Aliases CVE-2019-25619GHSA-63j3-rvrp-pj79

FTP Shell Server 6.83 Buffer Overflow via Account Name

Priority HIGH 72CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

FTP Shell Server 6.83 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Account name to ban' field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted string. Attackers can inject shellcode through the account name parameter in the Manage FTP Accounts dialog to overwrite the return address and execute calc.exe or other commands.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00218 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FtpshellFTP Shell Server6.83—No fix listedCNA
  • FTP Shell Server VendorFtpshell Affected 6.83 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_server:6.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.83VulnerableFtpshell
  • cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_server:6.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.83 Vulnerable ·Ftpshell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25619
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-63j3-rvrp-pj79

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2018-15451 FTPShell Server 6.83 Denial of Service via Account Name CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2009-00329 Stack-based buffer overflow in FTPShell Server 4.3 allows user-assisted remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2020-13306 A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Virtual Path Mapping component of FTPShell v6.83… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-02296 FTPshell Server 3.38 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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