CVE•Published 2017-03-10•Modified 2026-05-13•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2017-6465Ftpshell · Ftpshell_client
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Description
Remote Code Execution was discovered in FTPShell Client 6.53. By default, the client sends a PWD command to the FTP server it is connecting to; however, it doesn't check the response's length, leading to a buffer overflow situation.
Timeline
Published 2017-03-10
Modified 2026-05-13
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2017-6465Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Ftpshell Ftpshell Client" version:"6.53"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Ftpshell Client"HTTP body or banner mentions "Ftpshell Client" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2017-6465Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2017-6465Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2017-6465Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2017-6465GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2017-6465" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.