CVE-2007-5201 — duplicity
CVE-2007-5201 is a Information Exposure vulnerability in duplicity. A fix is available for duplicity — see the affected versions and patch details below.
FTP backend for Duplicity Discloses Passwords to Process Listing
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
The FTP backend for Duplicity before 0.4.9 sends the password as a command line argument when calling ncftp, which might allow local users to read the password by listing the process and its arguments.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | duplicity | all versions | 0.4.9pip install --upgrade 'duplicity==0.4.9' |
Affected Products
duplicityduplicity_projectDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for duplicity, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update duplicity to 0.4.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2007-5201 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Assume what was exposed is already known: rotate any credential, token or key that the affected component could return, restrict the endpoint to callers that genuinely need it, and strip sensitive fields from responses and error output at the boundary rather than relying on the client not to read them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2007-5201 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.