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CVE-1999-0527

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 1999-01-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The permissions for system-critical data in an anonymous FTP account are inappropriate. For example, the root directory is writeable by world, a real password file is obtainable, or executable commands such as "ls" can be overwritten.

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6253
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6253

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