{"id":"CVE-2020-5196","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-5196","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T23:27:23.456Z","title":"Cerberus FTP Server Enterprise Edition prior to versions 11.0.3 and 10.0.18 allows an authenticated attacker to create files, display hidden files, list directories, and list files without the permission to zip and download (or unzip and upload) files.","description":"Cerberus FTP Server Enterprise Edition prior to versions 11.0.3 and 10.0.18 allows an authenticated attacker to create files, display hidden files, list directories, and list files without the permission to zip and download (or unzip and upload) files. There are multiple ways to bypass certain permissions by utilizing the zip and unzip features. As a result, users without permission can see files, folders, and hidden files, and can create directories without permission.","published":"2020-01-14T14:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:21:00.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-276"],"affected":["cerberusftp/ftp server"],"epss":{"score":0.01204,"percentile":0.68059,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.cerberusftp.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/360000164199-Announcements","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.cerberusftp.com/zip-unzip-permission-bypass-vulnerability-fixed-in-cerberus-ftp-server-versions-11-0-3-and-10-0-18/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.doyler.net/security-not-included/cerberus-ftp-vulnerabilities","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.cerberusftp.com/hc/en-us/community/topics/360000164199-Announcements","tags":["Release Notes","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cerberusftp.com/zip-unzip-permission-bypass-vulnerability-fixed-in-cerberus-ftp-server-versions-11-0-3-and-10-0-18/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.doyler.net/security-not-included/cerberus-ftp-vulnerabilities","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5196","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}