What is CVE-2015-7602?

CVE-2015-7602 is a vulnerability in Bisonware Bisonftp, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-09-29.

Is CVE-2015-7602 known to be exploited?

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

Path Traversal in Bisonware Bisonftp

CVE-2015-7602

Directory traversal vulnerability in BisonWare BisonFTP 3.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a RETR command.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2015-09-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.615 (99.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.615 · newest: 0.615 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Bisonware Bisonftp — versions 3.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/133749/BisonWare-BisonFTP-3.5-Directory-Traversal… (Exploit)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38341/ (Exploit, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7602?: CVE-2015-7602 is a vulnerability in Bisonware Bisonftp, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-09-29.
Is CVE-2015-7602 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.