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CVE-1999-0082

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

10.0 High

CVE-1999-0082 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Ftp, published November 11, 1988. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.28%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
10.0 HighCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
8.28%EPSS, 95th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

Exploit likelihood

8.28%Up 7.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used10.0

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

Record
CVE-1999-0082
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

Record
CVE-1999-0082
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-0082No score

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

Record
EUVD-1999-0082
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v5qh-v63r-wvqxNo score

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

CWD ~root command in ftpd allows root access.

Record
GHSA-v5qh-v63r-wvqx
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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