Is CVE-2014-2735 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2735 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2735?

CVE-2014-2735 has a CVSS score of 5.8 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2014-2735?

Patch guidance is available from winscp security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-2735.

CVE-2014-2735 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-2735?

3 products: winscp winscp, winscp winscp, winscp winscp.

Description

WinSCP before 5.5.3, when FTP with TLS is used, does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certificate.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

Metadata

Primary Vendor: WINSCP
Published: 4/22/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

winscp : winscpwinscp : winscpwinscp : winscp

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2014-2735. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2014-2735

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CVE-2014-2735 vulnerability