What is CVE-2010-2073?

CVE-2010-2073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Pyftpd, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2010-06-16.

How severe is CVE-2010-2073?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Debian Pyftpd

CVE-2010-2073

auth_db_config.py in Pyftpd 0.8.4 contains hard-coded usernames and passwords for the (1) test, (2) user, and (3) roxon accounts, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files from the FTP server.

Published 2010-06-16 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Debian Pyftpd — versions 0.8.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/59431 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/40839 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi (Patch, Mailing List)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/06/13/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-2073?: CVE-2010-2073 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Pyftpd, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2010-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2010-2073?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.