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CVE-2007-4842

HIGH · CVSS 9.3 EPSS 2.69% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-09-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
code execution

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CVE
CVE-2007-4842
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
9.3
EPSS
2.69%

Original NVD Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Enriva Development Magellan Explorer 3.32 build 2305 and earlier allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a filename. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.