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A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

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Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

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washington_university / wu-ftpd

135 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2005-0256	Medium	May 2, 2005 5/2/05	== 2.6.2 == 2.6.1
CVE-2004-0148	High	April 15, 2004 4/15/04	== 2.4.2_beta18 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 == 2.5.0 == 2.4.2_vr17 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.4.1 == 2.4.2_vr16 == 2.6.2 == 2.6.0 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 == 2.6.1 == 2.4.2_beta2 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr8
CVE-2004-0185	High	March 15, 2004 3/15/04	== 2.6.2
CVE-2003-1327	High	December 31, 2003 12/31/03	<= 2.6.2
CVE-2003-1329	High	December 31, 2003 12/31/03	== 2.6.2
CVE-2003-0853	Medium	November 17, 2003 11/17/03	== 2.4.2_beta18 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 == 2.5.0 == 2.4.2_vr17 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.4.1 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 == 2.6.2 == 2.4.2_vr16 == 2.6.0 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 == 2.4.2_beta2 == 2.6.1
CVE-2003-0854	Low	November 17, 2003 11/17/03	== 2.4.2_beta18 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 == 2.5.0 == 2.4.2_vr17 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.4.1 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 == 2.6.0 == 2.6.1 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr8 == 2.6.2 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 == 2.4.2_beta2 == 2.4.2_vr16
CVE-2001-0550	High	November 30, 2001 11/30/01	== 2.5.0 == 2.6.0 == 2.6.1
CVE-2001-0935	High	November 28, 2001 11/28/01	== 2.6.0 == 2.4 == 2.6.1
CVE-2001-0187	High	March 26, 2001 3/26/01	== 2.4.2_beta18 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 == 2.4.2_vr17 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.5 == 2.4.1 == 2.4.2_vr16 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 == 2.6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 == 2.4.2_beta9 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr8
CVE-2000-0574	Medium	July 7, 2000 7/7/00	== 2.4.2_beta18 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 == 2.4.2_vr17 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.5 == 2.4.2_vr16 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 == 2.4.2_beta1 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 == 2.6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr7 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr8
CVE-1999-0878	High	August 22, 1999 8/22/99	== 2.4.2_beta18_vr14 == 2.4.2_vr17 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.5 == 2.4.2_vr16 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr11 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr6 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr4 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr12 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr5 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr13 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr10 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr15 == 2.4.2_beta18_vr8
CVE-1999-0368	High	February 9, 1999 2/9/99	== 2.4.2_beta18_vr9 == 2.4.2_beta18
CVE-1999-0017	High	December 10, 1997 12/10/97	== 2.4
CVE-1999-0955	High	September 23, 1997 9/23/97	== 2.4.1
CVE-1999-1326	Medium	July 4, 1997 7/4/97	== 2.4
CVE-1999-0076	Medium	July 1, 1997 7/1/97	*
CVE-1999-0156	Low	July 1, 1997 7/1/97	*
CVE-1999-0081	Medium	January 11, 1997 1/11/97	*
CVE-1999-0075	Medium	October 16, 1996 10/16/96	*
CVE-1999-0080	High	November 30, 1995 11/30/95	== 2.4

university_of_washington / wu-ftpd

4 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Exploit	Date	Affected Version
CVE-1999-0997	High		December 20, 1999 12/20/99	== 2.6.0 == 2.4.2 == 2.5.0
CVE-1999-0202	High		January 1, 1997 1/1/97	== 2.4.1

wuftpd / wu-ftpd

1 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Exploit	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2003-0466	Critical		August 27, 2003 8/27/03	>= 2.5.0 <= 2.6.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.

Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.