An issue was discovered in the SFTP Server component in Core FTP 2.0 Build 674. Using the MDTM FTP command, a remote attacker can use a directory traversal technique (..\..\) to browse outside the root directory to determine the existence of a file on the operating system, and its last modified date.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-9649 is rated High Exploit Risk (69.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 28.94%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46534 | exploit_db | edb | 2019-03-13 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-02-20 | 29.68% | 28.94% | -0.74% |
| 2 | 2026-01-05 | 30.05% | 29.68% | -0.37% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 30.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (23 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
|
3.9 | 1.4 | [email protected] |
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
|
10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154205/CoreFTP-Server-MDTM-Directory-Traversal.html | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Aug/22 | |
| http://www.coreftp.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=4022509 | Product Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107449 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Mar/25 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46534 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |