Is CVE-2006-6240 being actively exploited?

CVE-2006-6240 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-6240?

CVE-2006-6240 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2006-6240

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in Sorin Chitu Telnet-FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to list contents of arbitrary directories and download arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in an FTP command argument, as demonstrated by RETR (GET) or STOR (PUT). NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS score: 1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2006-6223)
Published: December 3, 2006
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6223 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

telnet ftp server / telnet ftp server

References

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

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