CVE & CISA-KEV CatalogNVD
CVE-2001-1500
HIGHEPSS 96th pctl7.5
CVSS v2
Description
ProFTPD 1.2.2rc2, and possibly other versions, does not properly verify reverse-resolved hostnames by performing forward resolution, which allows remote attackers to bypass ACLs or cause an incorrect client hostname to be logged.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
12.45%probability of exploitation in 30 days
96thpercentile
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-16.