CVE-2006-5001

Unspecified vulnerability in the log analyzer in WS_FTP Server 5.05 before Hotfix 1, and possibly other versions down to 5.0, prevents certain sensitive information from being displayed in the (1) Files and (2) Summary tabs. NOTE: in the early publication of this identifier on 20060926, the description was used for the wrong issue.

Published: 2006-09-26 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2006-5001 is rated Moderate Risk (59.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.88%, 98th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +11.27% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5001

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 19.62% 30.88% +11.27%
2 2026-05-18 14.19% 19.62% +5.43%
3 2025-09-05 — 14.19% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-5001

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:N/I:N/A:P 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-5001

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-5001

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2006-5001: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5001

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-5001

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ipswitch ws_ftp_server 5.03 cpe:2.3:a:ipswitch:ws_ftp_server:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server <= 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
progress ws_ftp_server 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:progress:ws_ftp_server:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-5001

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