CVE-2001-0550

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

Exploit likelihood

74.1%Up 61.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

Record: CVE-2001-0550
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

Record: CVE-2001-0550
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2001-0542 No score

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

Record: EUVD-2001-0542
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fq5j-pgh2-4grh No score

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to...

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

Record: GHSA-fq5j-pgh2-4grh
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	WU-FTPD 2.6 - File Globbing Heap Corruption	2001-11-27
Exploit-DB	WU-FTPD 2.6.1 - Remote Command Execution	2002-05-14
PoC in GitHub	gilberto47831/Network-Filesystem-Forensics	2022-07-28

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2001-0550 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Washington University Wu-ftpd, published November 30, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 74.1%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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