CVE-2020-8635 describes a critical vulnerability in Wing FTP Server v6.2.3 for Linux, macOS, and Solaris, where insecure permissions on installation directories and configuration files allow local users to create privileged FTP accounts. This flaw enables privilege escalation within the operating system by modifying system files, posing a significant risk to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | ||
6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
6.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:solaris:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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.