Is CVE-2008-5175 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5175 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5175?

CVE-2008-5175 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-5175

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 2.5%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in the FTP client in AceFTP Freeware 3.80.3 and AceFTP Pro 3.80.3 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a response to a LIST command, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345.

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: 2.5% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5153)
Published: November 19, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5153 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

visicommedia / aceftp
visicommedia / aceftp

References

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

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