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Vulnerability record · CVE-2010-2968 · published 5 August 2010

CVE-2010-2968: Windriver vxworks permissions and access controls vulnerability

Windriver · Vxworks

The FTP daemon in Wind River VxWorks does not close the TCP connection after a number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

7.8 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.5% · top 27.0% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
7.8CVSS 2.0 base score
1.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The FTP daemon in Wind River VxWorks does not close the TCP connection after a number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html Exploit
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2010-2968), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-07). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.