When was CVE-2001-0550 disclosed?

CVE-2001-0550 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on November 30, 2001, with the most recent update on April 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2001-0550 actively exploited?

CVE-2001-0550 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

How do I remediate CVE-2001-0550?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2001-0550, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

CVE-2001-0550

NONECVSS 0.0Weaponized

0.0

wu-ftpd 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "~{" argument to commands such as CWD, which is not properly handled by the glob function (ftpglob).

CVSS v3: —
EG Score: —
EPSS: 98.3%
KEV: Not listed

References (28)

cve@mitrehttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442
cve@mitrehttp://download.immunix.org/ImmunixOS/7.0/updates/IMNX-2001-70-036-01
cve@mitrehttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100700363414799&w=2
cve@mitrehttp://www.caldera.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-041.0.txt
cve@mitrehttp://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-33.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-087
cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/886083
cve@mitrehttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-090.php3
cve@mitrehttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_043_wuftpd_txt.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-157.html
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/82/180823
cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3581
cve@mitrehttp://www1.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX0107-162
cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7611
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000442

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