{"cve":"CVE-2020-6857","nvd":{"published":"2020-01-21T17:15:12.457","modified":"2026-06-17T03:23:55.820","status":"Modified","description":"CarbonFTP v1.4 uses insecure proprietary password encryption with a hard-coded weak encryption key. The key for local FTP server passwords is hard-coded in the binary.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-327","CWE-798"],"references":["http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156015/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.html","http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157321/Neowise-CarbonFTP-1.4-Insecure-Proprietary-Password-Encryption.html","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/29","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/35"],"products":["taskautomation:carbonftp"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:01:01.339895972+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2020-6857","score":0.00967,"percentile":0.61747,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}