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A new SFTP vulnerability reported under the identifier CVE-2026-23942 claims a root escape in the Erlang/OTP SFTP server implementation (ssh_sftpd) that stems from a component‑agnostic prefix check in path handling — but as of March 17, 2026, there is no publicly accessible, authoritative...

A subtle off-by-one error in libssh’s SFTP extension handling has been assigned CVE-2026-3731, prompting security releases and a short but important conversation about API hygiene, downstream risk, and how to triage similar findings across complex software supply chains. Background libssh is a...

FTP remains an essential tool for website owners, sysadmins, and power users who need reliable, high-throughput file transfers — and on Windows 11 you have three practical ways to use it: the built‑in File Explorer mapping for quick access, the legacy Command Prompt ftp client for lightweight...

When a single character — the humble tilde (~) — is handled incorrectly, the result can be more than just a parsing glitch: it can be a pathway out of intended restrictions and into other users’ files. CVE‑2023‑27534 is exactly that kind of bug: a path‑traversal flaw in curl’s SFTP path handling...

curl’s SFTP support shipped with a wolfSSH backend that never performed host‑key verification, creating CVE‑2025‑10966 — a subtle but meaningful libcurl vulnerability that was fixed by removing the wolfSSH backend in curl 8.17.0 and replacing it with safer defaults. Background The libcurl...

Setting up an FTP server on Windows 11/10 can be a powerful way to manage file transfers both locally and remotely while utilizing built-in Windows features. In this guide, we break down the steps, explore the necessary configurations, and even touch on alternative methods like SFTP for a more...

I have a server and it don't have backup so I need to run my custom batch script to get files from sftp then archive it. But I need it to run like a schedules, but everytime the schedules start the batch files. I allway open up the command prompt window. Is anyway to hide that window? Like...

A while back i posted about my ssh server not working. After trying protocol obfuscation, all sorts of port forwardings, and disabling all my firewalls, i found out from my ISP, that they do indeed block SSH at the service/protocol lvl on their edge routers. so this leads me to the following. I...

I do not know how to reverse ssh as of yet, but for those that do, do you think its possible to reverse ssh off of one of these free sftp servers? https://www.sftp.net/public-online-sftp-servers thanks

i have several vms on my server, i am tired of changing the ip in my router to port forward so i can ftp and upload files on my servers, one of them(linux) is already configured to use port 22 for sftp, so i can upload files to that vm server the other vm server is windows 2016, i was...

So i know windows explorer supports ftp and mapping to an ftp directory, but does ot support sftp? I imagine it should, i mean other os's have been supporting that feature for some time now. I just dont know how to find it. I know on ubuntu, i just type it in the location bar and it works. I...

The other day I created an FTP server for file sharing, I map it to a network drive and Windows warns me that FTP is not secure. I look into it and decide to upgrade to SFTP instead, then I find out windows cannot map SFTP natively. So, my question is what is the best solution to map the SFTP...

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Hi I run Win7 ultimate. I have tried to set up IIS and WebDav, no good luck with this. :-| What I`m after to do is, I want to share my files and folders on the internet and on the web. i have this machine running all the time, so I could say I want it to be my own "cloud". The main issue, is...

Those of us that use Adobe may be aware that they are updating their BC (business catalyst) hosting server and therefore (as of this current patch) the old BC/ Dreamweaver interface no longer works. Problem: the old way we used to get Dreamweaver talking to BC is no longer valid and we need a...

Hi all, My PC runs Windows 7 64 bit and I have an annoying issue with Netbeans (I have tried versions 6.5, 6.71 and 6.8). The program itself runs without any issue but when I setup a project using either SAMBA drive or SFTP to access remote drive, the connection is extremely slow to the point...

Hello, I have an issue with ad hoc networking in windows 7. Basically i am trying to ad hoc network with my iphone so i can share my laptops ethernet internet thru wireless to the iphone. This was not an issue under vista, it worked fine. I think maybe it even use to work on windows 7 for...