CVE-2018-7573

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 70%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 70%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

An issue was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.7. A remote FTP server can send 400 characters of 'F' in conjunction with the FTP 220 response code to crash the application; after this overflow, one can run arbitrary code on the victim machine. This is similar to CVE-2009-3364 and CVE-2017-6465.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
99.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 1, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 30× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-44968✓ verified
    First seen Jul 2, 2018

    FTPShell Client 6.70 (Enterprise Edition) - Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-44596✓ verified
    First seen May 8, 2018

    FTPShell Client 6.7 - Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/windows/ftp/ftpshell_cli_bof✓ verified
    First seen Mar 4, 2017

    FTPShell client 6.70 (Enterprise edition) Stack Buffer Overflow

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-7573?
CVE-2018-7573 is a critical vulnerability published on March 1, 2018. An issue was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.7. A remote FTP server can send 400 characters of 'F' in conjunction with the FTP 220 response code to crash the application; after this overflow, one can run arbitrary code on the victim machine. This is similar to CVE-2009-3364 and CVE-2017-6465.
When was CVE-2018-7573 disclosed?
CVE-2018-7573 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 1, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-7573 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-7573 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-7573?
CVE-2018-7573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-7573?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-7573, 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.

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