High severity7.5OSV Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-20684
CVE-2018-20684
Description
In WinSCP before 5.14 beta, due to missing validation, the scp implementation would accept arbitrary files sent by the server, potentially overwriting unrelated files. This affects TSCPFileSystem::SCPSink in core/ScpFileSystem.cpp.
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6- github.com/winscp/winscp/commit/49d876f2c5fc00bcedaa986a7cf6dedd6bf16f54nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- winscp.net/tracker/1675nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106526nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sintonen.fi/advisories/scp-client-multiple-vulnerabilities.txtnvdMitigationThird Party Advisory
- winscp.net/eng/docs/historynvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.htmlnvd
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