CVE-2018-25226

6.9 mediumEPSS 0.2%

Medium (6.9) in ftpshell ftpshell server. EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

FTPShell Server 6.83 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an excessively long string in the account name field. Attackers can trigger a denial of service by pasting a 417-byte payload into the 'Account name to ban' parameter within the Manage FTP Accounts interface.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

6.9 medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 13% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2026-03-30
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

ftpshell:ftpshell_server

References

http://www.ftpshell.com/downloadserver.htm
http://www.ftpshell.com/index.htm
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46430
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ftpshell-server-denial-of-service-via-account-name

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