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CVE-2008-4501

HIGH · CVSS 9.0EPSS 10.7%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP server in Serv-U 7.0.0.1 through 7.3, including 7.2.0.1, allows remote authenticated users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a ..\ (dot dot backslash) in the RNTO command.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.0 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
EPSS score
10.7% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-4482)
Published
October 9, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4482 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server
  • solarwinds / serv-u file server

References

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

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