CVE-2018-7573 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability affecting FTPShell Client 6.7, where a malicious FTP server can crash the application and potentially execute arbitrary code by sending an overly long 220 response. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential. While not listed on CISA's KEV, public exploit modules are available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, though community discussion and media coverage remain low.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.70CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_client:6.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.