GHSA-8xgx-75qw-6268 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Improper privilege management in pyftpdlib
The ftp_PORT function in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.2.0 does not prevent TCP connections to privileged ports if the destination IP address matches the source IP address of the connection from the FTP client, which might allow remote authenticated users to conduct FTP bounce attacks via crafted FTP data, as demonstrated by an FTP bounce attack against a NAT server, a related issue to CVE-1999-0017.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-6741 is rated Moderate Risk (53.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.16% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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 | 0.61% | 1.77% | +1.16% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.67% | 0.61% | -0.06% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.67% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
GHSA-8xgx-75qw-6268 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Improper privilege management in pyftpdlib
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2007-6741 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-pyftpdlib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-6741 |