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critical 10.0

CVE-2004-2532 in the critical feed json

Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2523

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
15.3%
EPSS 15.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by connecting to the server using the default administrator account, creating a new user, logging in as that new user, and then using the SITE EXEC command.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-381)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

15.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-381 RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP Server 3.x < 5.x - Local Privilege Escalation local, 2004-08-08
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10886 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-08/0216.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

Sources

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