Lightftp
Vendor:
First CVE: Nov 17, 2017 · Active for 8 years
3
Total CVEs
More Total CVEs than 68% of tracked products
1.0
Avg CVEs / Year
Bottom 1%
7.9
Avg CVSS
Higher Avg CVSS than 71% of tracked products
0.0%
KEV Rate
Bottom 1%
Trends Over Time
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact Lightftp over time
Volume of CVEsAvg CVSS Base Score
First CVE
Nov 17, 2017
8 years ago
Most Recent CVE
Dec 1, 2025
238 days ago
CVE Severity & Scoring
Lightftp3 CVEs
33%
33%
33%
All CVEs352,785 CVEs
45%
40%
11%
MediumHighCritical
Attack Vector
Local0 (0.0%)
Network3 (100.0%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Physical0 (0.0%)
Adjacent Network0 (0.0%)
Attack Complexity
Low2 (66.7%)
High1 (33.3%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
User Interaction
None2 (66.7%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Required1 (33.3%)
Privileges Required
Low1 (33.3%)
High0 (0.0%)
None2 (66.7%)
Unknown0 (0.0%)
Top CVEs
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-1000218CRITICAL LightFTP version 1.1 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the "writelogentry" function resulting a denial of services or a remote code execution. | Nov 17, 2017 | 9.8 | 31 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-24042HIGH A race condition in LightFTP through 2.2 allows an attacker to achieve path traversal via a malformed FTP request. A handler thread can use an overwritten context->FileName. | Jan 21, 2023 | 7.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2025-65403MEDIUM A buffer overflow in the g_cfg.MaxUsers component of LightFTP v2.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted input. | Dec 1, 2025 | 6.5 | 20 | NO | NO |
Exploit Exposure
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
CISA KEV
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Metasploit
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Nuclei
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
ExploitDB
0 CVEs
0.0% of CVEs· Bottom 1%
Social Chatter
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
Media Mentions
Signals from CVEs in this product scope (3 CVEs).
Top CNAs Publishing CVEs For Lightftp
Top CWEs
Versions
| Version | CVE Count | Avg CVSS | Avg EPSS | KEV | Exploits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 6.5 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 9.8 | 3.4% | 0 | 0 |