HIGH
FTP Shell Server 6.83 Buffer Overflow via Account Name
Published Mar 22, 2026
8.6
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.21%
Description
FTP Shell Server 6.83 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'Account name to ban' field that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a crafted string. Attackers can inject shellcode through the account name parameter in the Manage FTP Accounts dialog to overwrite the return address and execute calc.exe or other commands.
Affected products
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- Version 6.83StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ftpshell | FTP Shell Server | n/a |
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- 6.83
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.ftpshell.com/index.htm product
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-19979 Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46685 exploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ftp-shell-server-buffer-overflow-via-account-name third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ftpshell.com/index.htm | product | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-19979 | Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46685 | exploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ftp-shell-server-buffer-overflow-via-account-name | third-party-advisoryThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner VulnCheck
Published Mar 22, 2026
Updated Jul 15, 2026
Reserved Mar 22, 2026
Link CVE-2019-25619
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated Mar 23, 2026
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2019-19979 Assigner VulnCheck
Published Mar 22, 2026
Updated Jul 15, 2026
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2019-19979