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CVE-2019-16864

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-02-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

CompleteFTPService.exe in the server in EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP before 12.1.4 allows Remote Code Execution by leveraging a Windows user account that has SSH access. The exec command is always run as SYSTEM.

Affected products

• EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP: before 12.1.4 — fixed in 12.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP 12.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://enterprisedt.com/products/completeftp/doc/guide/html/history.html
• https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2019-16864
• https://enterprisedt.com/products/completeftp/doc/guide/html/history.html
• https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2019-16864

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