---
id: CVE-1999-0080
title: >-
  Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting
  to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote
  authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.
summary: >-
  Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting
  to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote
  authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C'
published: '1995-11-30'
updated: '2026-06-16'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0080'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://archive.nanog.org/mailinglist/mailarchives/old_archive/1995-11/msg00385.html
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://archive.nanog.org/mailinglist/mailarchives/old_archive/1995-11/msg00385.html
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.03972
epssPercentile: 0.90015
ingestedAt: '2026-06-22T15:59:08.048Z'
---

## Overview

Certain configurations of wu-ftp FTP server 2.4 use a _PATH_EXECPATH setting to a directory with dangerous commands, such as /bin, which allows remote authenticated users to gain root access via the "site exec" command.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.