Vulnerability · Published Jan 30, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37029FTPDummy 4.80 - Local Buffer Overflow
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity buffer overflow in FTPDummy from K.soft. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 8% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
FTPDummy 4.80 contains a local buffer overflow vulnerability in its preference file handling that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. Attackers can craft a malicious preference file with carefully constructed shellcode to trigger a structured exception handler overwrite and execute system commands.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-48685 exploit
- Official FTPDummy Software Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: FTPDummy 4.80 - Local Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory