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CVE-2010-20045

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-20045 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in FileWrangler <= 5.30, triggered when the client parses an overly long folder name from a malicious FTP server's directory listing. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.5 (HIGH), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for arbitrary code execution with passive user interaction (simply connecting to the server). While not actively exploited in the wild, a Metasploit module exists, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
CursorArtsFileWrangler
>= 0, <= 5.30CNA affecteddefault unknown

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 4.0

8.5HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
VS Confidentiality
HIGH
VS Integrity
HIGH
VS Availability
HIGH
SS Confidentiality
NONE
SS Integrity
NONE
SS Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT_DEFINED
CvssVersion
4.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
26.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: FileWrangler 5.30 Stack Buffer Overflow · Oct 12, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0034 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

cursorarts.com / ca_fw.html
raw.githubusercontent.com / rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/filewrangler_list_reply.rb
web.archive.org / web/20111016194057/https://www.corelan.be/index.php/2010/10/12/death-of-an-ftp-client
exploit-db.com / exploits/16721
vulncheck.com / advisories/filewrangler-stack-buffer-overflow