CVE-2020-5196

Cerberus FTP Server Enterprise Edition prior to versions 11.0.3 and 10.0.18 allows an...

8.1 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

1.20%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.1

Record: CVE-2020-5196
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-5196
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-26440 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-26440
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9v5j-4424-9fr7 8.1

Cerberus FTP Server Enterprise Edition prior to versions 11.0.3 and 10.0.18 allows an...

Record: GHSA-9v5j-4424-9fr7
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

cerberusftp ftp server

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2020-5196 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Cerberusftp Ftp Server, published January 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.20%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.