CVE-2020-26299 is a critical path traversal vulnerability affecting ftp-srv versions prior to 4.4.0, specifically on Windows machines. Attackers can exploit this flaw using standard FTP commands (CWD, UPDR) to escape the user's defined root directory due to improper handling of Windows path separators. With a CVSS score of 9.6, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve high confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ftp-srv_project:ftp-srv:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
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