CVE-2005-4066
Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI,...
Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.
Exploit likelihood
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Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.
- Record
CVE-2005-4066- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.
- Record
CVE-2005-4066- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4061 No score
Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.
- Record
EUVD-2005-4061- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-48gw-crqw-m5r2 No score
Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI,...
Total Commander 6.53 uses weak encryption to store FTP usernames and passwords in WCX_FTP.INI, which allows local users to decrypt the passwords and gain access to FTP servers, as possibly demonstrated by the W32.Gudeb worm.
- Record
GHSA-48gw-crqw-m5r2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-4066 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Christian Ghisler Total Commander, published December 7, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.