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CVE-2020-7468

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 1.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-03-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2020-7468
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
1.35%

Original NVD Description

In FreeBSD 12.2-STABLE before r365772, 11.4-STABLE before r365773, 12.1-RELEASE before p10, 11.4-RELEASE before p4 and 11.3-RELEASE before p14 a ftpd(8) bug in the implementation of the file system sandbox, combined with capabilities available to an authenticated FTP user, can be used to escape the file system restriction configured in ftpchroot(5). Moreover, the bug allows a malicious client to gain root privileges.

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