Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALFTP before 5.31 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file
Published Feb 22, 2012
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.21%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in ALFTP before 5.31 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in a directory that is accessed for reading an extensionless file, as demonstrated by executing the README.exe file when a user attempts to access the README file.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.21% (0.02207) | 81.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02232) | 80.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.69% (0.00689) | 70.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 42.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 36.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00071) | 28.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 39.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/995223/index.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.altools.jp/ETC/NEWS.aspx?mid=231&vidx=118 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://www.altools.jp/download.aspx x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/995223/index.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85695061/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000011 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.altools.jp/ETC/NEWS.aspx?mid=231&vidx=118 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://www.altools.jp/download.aspx | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkPatch |
Change history (0)
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