Is CVE-2010-2073 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-2073 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-2073?

CVE-2010-2073 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2010-2073

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

auth_db_config.py in Pyftpd 0.8.4 contains hard-coded usernames and passwords for the (1) test, (2) user, and (3) roxon accounts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the FTP server.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-798
EPSS score: 1.8% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-2092)
Published: June 16, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-2092 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / pyftpd

References

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=585776(Mailing List, Patch)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/13/2(Mailing List)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40839(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59431(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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