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CVE-2019-5429

Untrusted search path in FileZilla before 3.41.0-rc1 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a malicious 'fzsftp' binary in the user's home directory.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 3 products from filezilla-project, from debian, from fedoraproject organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-04-29T15:29:02.967

Last Modified

2026-06-17T02:37:40.380

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-426
Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	filezilla-project	filezilla_client	< 3.41.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	9.0	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	28	Yes

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00037.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7WUJWTJA55ILACKLTJFSQUYEBHVYENL/ ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-51 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://svn.filezilla-project.org/filezilla?view=revision&revision=9112 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-14 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00037.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7WUJWTJA55ILACKLTJFSQUYEBHVYENL/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-51 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://svn.filezilla-project.org/filezilla?view=revision&revision=9112 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2019-14 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For filezilla-project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.