Uncontrolled Search Path Element Affecting filezilla-client package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.84% (55th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FILEZILLACLIENT-14552756
  • published23 Dec 2025
  • disclosed19 Dec 2025
  • creditBilal Qureshi

Introduced: 19 Dec 2025

CVE-2023-53959  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-427  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for filezilla-client.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Search Path Element via the absence of TextShaping.dll in the application directory. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application by placing a malicious TextShaping.dll in the application's directory.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1