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CVE-1999-0082

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1988-11-11 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

Affected products

• Ftp: all versions
• Ftpcd: all versions

References

• http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-to-cracking.101.html
• http://www.alw.nih.gov/Security/Docs/admin-guide-to-cracking.101.html

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