CVE-2019-12146
mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.040 · 90 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A Directory Traversal issue was discovered in SSHServerAPI.dll in Progress ipswitch WS_FTP Server 2018 before 8.6.1. Attackers have the ability to abuse a flaw in the SCP listener by crafting strings using specific patterns to write files and create directories outside of their authorized directory.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2018/ReleaseNotes/index.htm#49242.htmcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12146cnnvd
- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2018/ReleaseNotes/index.htm#49242.htmenisa_euvd
- https://docs.ipswitch.com/WS_FTP_Server2018/ReleaseNotes/index.htm#49242.htmRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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