lftp: particular remote file names may lead to current working directory erased
Published Aug 1, 2018
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.78%
Description
It has been discovered that lftp up to and including version 4.8.3 does not properly sanitize remote file names, leading to a loss of integrity on the local system when reverse mirroring is used. A remote attacker may trick a user to use reverse mirroring on an attacker controlled FTP server, resulting in the removal of all files in the current working directory of the victim's system.
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Lftp Defaultn/a
- Version up to and including 4.8.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Lftp | n/a |
|
Configuration 1
- ≤ 4.8.3
Configuration 2
- 12.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
lftp-0:4.4.8-12.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1045
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
lftp
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
lftp
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
lftp
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | lftp-0:4.4.8-12.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1045 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | lftp | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | lftp | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | lftp | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04782) | 91.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.78% (0.04782) | 90.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 72.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 76.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 15, 2024 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 74.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 23, 2023 | 0.45% (0.00453) | 72.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 69.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.40% (0.00399) | 69.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 35.21th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 34.51th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 74.64th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.82% (0.01823) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10916 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1610349 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/commit/a27e07d90a4608ceaf928b1babb27d4d803e1992 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10916
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10916
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00036.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00010.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-10916 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1610349 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10916 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/commit/a27e07d90a4608ceaf928b1babb27d4d803e1992 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/lavv17/lftp/issues/452 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10916 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3731-2/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10916 |
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