Description
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.
Published: 2026-03-30
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch
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History

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title FTPShell Server 6.83 Denial of Service via Account Name
First Time appeared Ftpshell
Ftpshell ftpshell Server
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_server:2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ftpshell:ftpshell_server:6.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ftpshell
Ftpshell ftpshell Server
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}


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Ftpshell Ftpshell Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-30T16:00:21.098Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T10:53:37.330Z

Link: CVE-2018-25226

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-30T16:00:16.942Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-30T12:16:15.077

Modified: 2026-03-31T19:24:49.053

Link: CVE-2018-25226

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-31T20:41:06Z

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