Is CVE-2008-2779 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2779 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2779?

CVE-2008-2779 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-2779

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Home 8.2.0 Build 02.26.2008.4 and CuteFTP Pro 8.2.0 Build 04.01.2008.1 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 2.6% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-2772)
Published: June 19, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2772 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

globalscape / cuteftp
globalscape / cuteftp

References

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

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