Is CVE-2009-4194 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-4194 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-4194?

CVE-2009-4194 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2009-4194

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 3.4%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in Golden FTP Server 4.30 Free and Professional, 4.50, and possibly other versions allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the DELE command. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.1 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 3.4% (89th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-4164)
Published: December 3, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-4164 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

kmint21 / golden ftp server
kmint21 / golden ftp server

References

http://blog.sat0ri.com/?p=292(Broken Link, Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/37527(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10258(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54497(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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