Directory traversal vulnerability in ALTools ALFTP FTP Server 4.1 beta 1, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via directory traversal sequences in a MKD request. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; details are obtained from third party sources.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-5949 is rated Moderate Risk (45.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.61%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 1.93% | 1.61% | -0.32% |
| 2 | 2026-04-30 | 1.43% | 1.93% | +0.50% |
| 3 | 2026-04-28 | — | 1.43% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-5949: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-5949 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| altools | alftp_ftp_server | 4.1_beta1 | cpe:2.3:a:altools:alftp_ftp_server:4.1_beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |