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CVE-2017-6465

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 50.31% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 50.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-6465
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
50.31%

Original NVD Description

Remote Code Execution was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.53. By default, the client sends a PWD command to the FTP server it is connecting to; however, it doesn't check the response's length, leading to a buffer overflow situation.