CVE-2019-25683 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-25683: FileZilla 3.40.0 Denial of Service via Local Search

Vendor Filezilla-Project
Product FileZilla
Weakness CWE-532 · Sensitive info in logs
Published April 5, 2026
Last update April 6, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.9/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

FileZilla 3.40.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the local search functionality that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying a malformed path string. Attackers can trigger the crash by entering a crafted path containing 384 'A' characters followed by 'BBBB' and 'CCCC' sequences in the search directory field and initiating a local search operation.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 5, 2026 CVE published
April 6, 2026 Record updated