Directory traversal vulnerability in Sorin Chitu Telnet-FTP Server 1.0 allows remote authenticated users to list contents of arbitrary directories and download arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in an FTP command argument, as demonstrated by RETR (GET) or STOR (PUT). NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6240 is rated Low Risk (38.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.15%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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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 | 0.58% | 1.15% | +0.57% |
| 2 | 2025-07-22 | 0.48% | 0.58% | +0.10% |
| 3 | 2025-05-30 | — | 0.48% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6240: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6240 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| telnet_ftp_server | telnet_ftp_server | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:telnet_ftp_server:telnet_ftp_server:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |