CVE-2020-28864
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 2.8% (pctl 86)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Buffer overflow in WinSCP 5.17.8 allows a malicious FTP server to cause a denial of service or possibly have other unspecified impact via a long file name.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.85% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-120 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2020-11-23 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| winscp | winscp |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD