CVE-2008-7262

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in FTPServer.py in pyftpdlib before 0.3.0 allow remote authenticated users to access arbitrary files and directories via vectors involving a symlink in a pathname to a (1) CWD, (2) DELE, (3) STOR, or (4) RETR command.

Published: 2010-10-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-7262 is rated Moderate Risk (50.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.41%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-7262

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 2026-06-29 1.23% 1.41% +0.19%
2 2026-06-15 0.55% 1.23% +0.68%
3 2025-07-22 0.55%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-7262

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-7262

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2008-7262

GHSA-jw88-wxv5-7c4f · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Directory traversal in pyftpdlib

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-7262

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2008-7262 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-2008-7262

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-7262

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
g.rodola pyftpdlib <= 0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
g.rodola pyftpdlib 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
g.rodola pyftpdlib 0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:g.rodola:pyftpdlib:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-7262

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