CVE-2019-5429

HIGH EPSS 82.6%
Published Apr 29, 20197y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Apr 29, 2019 7y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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 Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
82.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-426

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
filezilla-projectfilezilla_client* <3.41.0
debiandebian_linux9.0any
fedoraprojectfedora28any

References 5

  • lists.debian.org https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00037.html
    Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
  • lists.fedoraproject.org https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7WUJWTJA55ILACKLTJFSQUYEBHVYENL/
  • security.gentoo.org https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-51
    Third Party Advisory
  • svn.filezilla-project.org https://svn.filezilla-project.org/filezilla?view=revision&revision=9112
    PatchVendor Advisory
  • tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-14
    Third Party Advisory

Remediation