Xlightftpd is a focused FTP server product that has accumulated vulnerabilities centered on memory safety and input handling. The recurring weaknesses—out-of-bounds writes, stack-based buffer overflows, path-traversal flaws, SQL injection, and resource management issues—are characteristic of file-transfer and protocol-parsing attack surfaces and have a tendency to acquire public exploit code. Defenders should treat this vendor's updates as security-relevant when internet-exposed; current severity and exploitation figures are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Xlightftpd over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (6 CVEs).
6 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2024-0737HIGH A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Xlightftpd Xlight FTP Server 1.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Login. The manipulation of the arg | Jan 19, 2024 | 7.5 | 31 | NO | YES |
CVE-2019-25681HIGH Xlight FTP Server 3.9.1 contains a structured exception handler (SEH) overwrite vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application and overwrite SEH pointers by sup | Apr 5, 2026 | 8.4 | 27 | NO | NO |
CVE-2009-4795MEDIUM Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Xlight FTP Server before 3.2.1, when ODBC authentication is enabled, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) | Apr 22, 2010 | 6.8 | 27 | NO | YES |
CVE-2022-28998HIGH Xlight FTP v3.9.3.2 was discovered to contain a stack-based buffer overflow which allows attackers to leak sensitive information via crafted code. | May 23, 2022 | 8.1 | 26 | NO | NO |
CVE-2023-53886HIGH Xlight FTP Server 3.9.3.6 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Execute Program' configuration that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can trigge | Dec 15, 2025 | 7.5 | 25 | NO | NO |
CVE-2010-2695MEDIUM Directory traversal vulnerability in the SFTP/SSH2 virtual server in Xlight FTP Server 3.5.0, 3.5.5, and possibly other versions before 3.6 allows remote authenticated users to rea | Jul 12, 2010 | 6.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (6 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Xlightftpd.
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