CVE-2001-1295

Directory traversal vulnerability in Cerberus FTP Server 1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the CD command.

Published: 2001-08-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1295 is rated Moderate Risk (46.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.92%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1295

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.54% 1.92% -0.62%
2 2026-04-05 1.32% 2.54% +1.21%
3 2026-01-15 — 1.32% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1295

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1295

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1295

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
grant_averett cerberus_ftp_server <= 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:grant_averett:cerberus_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1295

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