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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-5429

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

HIGH 7.8EPSS 3.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.03% probability · 87th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-426
Affected
filezilla-project/filezilla client · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
support@hackerone.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.