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CVE-2004-2532
Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute…
High10.0EPSS 15.3%
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- mitre
Description
Serv-U FTP server before 5.1.0.0 has a default account and password for local administration, which allows local users to execute arbitrary commands by connecting to the server using the default administrator account, creating a new user, logging in as that new user, and then using the SITE EXEC command.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.3% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 10886 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- servu-default-admin-account(16925) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 8877 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20040808 Serv-U 3.x, 4.x, 5.x local privilege escalation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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