{"id":"CVE-2007-2586","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2007-2586","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:51:31.852Z","title":"The FTP Server in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.4 does not properly check user authorization, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and have other impact including reading startup-config, as demonstrated by a crafted MKD command that…","description":"The FTP Server in Cisco IOS 11.3 through 12.4 does not properly check user authorization, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, and have other impact including reading startup-config, as demonstrated by a crafted MKD command that involves access to a VTY device and overflows a buffer, aka bug ID CSCek55259.","published":"2007-05-10T00:19:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:39:53.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-863"],"affected":["cisco/ios"],"epss":{"score":0.14383,"percentile":0.96594,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2008-07-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":6155,"kind":"exploit","title":"Cisco IOS 12.3(18) (FTP Server) - Remote (Attached to GDB)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6155","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/6155.c","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/6155.c","published":"2008-07-29","added":"2008-07-28","updated":"2017-06-22","author":"Andy Davis","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2007-2586"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. 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