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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-8634

CVE-2020-8634

Description

Wing FTP Server v6.2.3 for Linux, macOS, and Solaris sets insecure permissions on files modified within the HTTP file management interface, resulting in files being saved with world-readable and world-writable permissions. If a sensitive system file were edited this way, a low-privilege user may escalate privileges to root.

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Affected products

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  • Wftpserver/Wing FTP Server3 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.2.3:*:*:*:*:solaris:*:*
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