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CVE-2001-0550

7.5
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
60.88%
MEDIUM RiskEPSS (98th percentile)
NVD-CWE-Other

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).

Published: 11/30/2001
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

7.5

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

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

60.88%MEDIUM Exploitation Risk
98th percentile

This vulnerability has a 60.88% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

NVD-CWE-Other