CVE-2019-5429

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.84%Up 1.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record: CVE-2019-5429
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2019-5429
Weakness: CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-15020 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2019-15020
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p964-493x-wvv2 7.8

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a...

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.

Record: GHSA-p964-493x-wvv2
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-426
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.8

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.

Record: CVE-2019-5429
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-5429 7.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-5429
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-5429 7.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5429
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10757-1 No score

filezilla-3.55.1-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the filezilla-3.55.1-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10757-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`filezilla` Debian:12	before 3.45.1-1	3.45.1-1
`filezilla` Debian:13	before 3.45.1-1	3.45.1-1
`filezilla` Debian:14	before 3.45.1-1	3.45.1-1
`filezilla` Debian:9	before 3.24.0-1+deb9u1, plus listed versions 3.24.0-1	3.24.0-1+deb9u1
`filezilla` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.12.0.2-1ubuntu23.14.1-1ubuntu13.15.0.2-0ubuntu13.15.0.2-1ubuntu1	None known
`filezilla` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.27.0~rc1-13.28.0-1	None known
`filezilla` openSUSE:Tumbleweed	before 3.55.1-1.2	3.55.1-1.2

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2019-5429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Filezilla, published April 29, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.84%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in filezilla 3.45.1-1.

References

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