What is CVE-2008-5626?

CVE-2008-5626 is a vulnerability in Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal FTP Server, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-12-17.

Is CVE-2008-5626 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal FTP Server

CVE-2008-5626

XM Easy Personal FTP Server 5.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service via a crafted argument to the NLST command, as demonstrated by a -1 argument.

Published 2008-12-17 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.359 (98.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.359 · newest: 0.359 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal FTP Server — versions 5.6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-399

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/31739 (Exploit, vdb-entry)
securityreason.com/securityalert/4766 (third-party-advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6741 (exploit)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2803 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5626?: CVE-2008-5626 is a vulnerability in Dxmsoft Xm Easy Personal FTP Server, classified under CWE-399. Published 2008-12-17.
Is CVE-2008-5626 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.