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TI-2020-05562 Aliases CVE-2020-6857GHSA-rvwp-x3pv-c87j

CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak…

Priority LOW 27CWE-327Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure, Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-327 and CWE-798.

Summary

CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak encryption key. The key for local FTP server passwords is hard-coded in the binary.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00967 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 6 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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:taskautomation:carbonftp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4VulnerableTaskautomation
  • cpe:2.3:a:taskautomation:carbonftp:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Taskautomation

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-6857
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rvwp-x3pv-c87j

References

Exploit 6

Sources

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