FTPGetter Standard v.5.97.0.177 allows remote code execution when a user initiates an FTP connection to an attacker-controlled machine that
FTPGetter Standard v.5.97.0.177 allows remote code execution when a user initiates an FTP connection to an attacker-controlled machine that sends crafted responses. Long responses can also crash the FTP client with memory corruption.
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We use this product, ask for help- Published
- Mar 13, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 53.1% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-787
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Report tools
Action score
55
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 16 / 30 · 53.1%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ftpgetter | ftpgetter | cpe:2.3:a:ftpgetter:ftpgetter |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- ftpgetter ftpgetter5.97.0.177
Same product
ftpgetter: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2010-3103Directory traversal vulnerability in FTPGetter Team FTPGetter 3.51.0.05, and probably earlier versions, allows remote FTP servers to write a37Monitor
- CVE-2020-5183FTPGetter Professional 5.97.0.223 is vulnerable to a memory corruption bug when a user sends a specially crafted string to the application.31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
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Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2019-03-14 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2019-03-14 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/ftp/ftpgetter_pwd_replyFTPGetter Standard v3.55.0.05 Stack Buffer Overflow (PWD)exploit | 2010-10-12 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-3075 d
- Published
- First PoCsame day
- TodaySep 30, 2026+2758 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds WriteCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.