Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2779 · published 19 June 2008

CVE-2008-2779: Globalscape cuteftp path traversal vulnerability

Globalscape · Cuteftp

Directory traversal vulnerability in GlobalSCAPE CuteFTP Home 8.2.0 Build 02.26.2008.4 and CuteFTP Pro 8.2.0 Build 04.01.2008.1 allows remote FTP servers to create or overwrite arbitrary files via ..\ (dot dot backslash) sequences in responses to LIST commands, a related issue to CVE-2002-1345. NOTE: this can be leveraged for code execution by writing to a Startup folder.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.6% · top 15.1% CWE-22 · Path traversal

9.3CVSS 2.0 base score

2.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

10References, 2 tagged exploit

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Cuteftp Globalscape

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29760	Vendor Advisory
http://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.html	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020113
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1653/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42633
http://secunia.com/advisories/29760	Vendor Advisory
http://vuln.sg/cuteftp820-en.html	Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020113
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1653/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42633

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2779), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.