Is CVE-2003-1596 being actively exploited?

CVE-2003-1596 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2003-1596?

CVE-2003-1596 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2003-1596

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD

NWFTPD.nlm before 5.03.12 in the FTP server in Novell NetWare does not properly restrict filesystem use by anonymous users with NFS Gateway home directories, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an FTP session.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 2.0% (81th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2003-1586)
Published: April 5, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2003-1586 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

novell / netware
novell / netware
novell / netware
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server
novell / netware ftp server

References

http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3238588&sliceId=1

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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