CVE-2019-16116
EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP Server prior to version 12.1.3 is vulnerable to information exposure in the Bootstrap.log file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 3.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
EnterpriseDT CompleteFTP Server prior to version 12.1.3 is vulnerable to information exposure in the Bootstrap.log file. This allows an attacker to obtain the administrator password hash.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.68% probability · 90th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 9 July 2020
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-532
- Affected
- enterprisedt/completeftp server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://enterprisedt.com/products/completeftp/doc/guide/html/history.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/application-security/completeftp-server-local-privesc-cve-2019-16116/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://enterprisedt.com/products/completeftp/doc/guide/html/history.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://rhinosecuritylabs.com/application-security/completeftp-server-local-privesc-cve-2019-16116/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.