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CVE-2020-11707 json

An issue was discovered in ProVide (formerly zFTPServer) through 13.1.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-4049

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in ProVide (formerly zFTPServer) through 13.1. It doesn't enforce permission over Windows Symlinks or Junctions. As a result, a low-privileged user (non-admin) can craft a Junction Link in a directory he has full control of, breaking out of the sandbox.

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Exploit prediction

1.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/belong2yourself/vulnerabilities/tree/master/ProVide/Sandbox%20Escape%20via%20Symlink%20or%20Junction referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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