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Wing Ftp Server EUVDEUVD-2025-21009

| CVE-2025-47812 CRITICAL
Improper Neutralization of Null Byte or NUL Character (CWE-158)
2025-07-10 cve@mitre.org
10.0
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Metacharacter neutralization
Impact

CVSS 10.0 (Critical). EPSS 92.7% — near-certain exploitation. KEV-listed — actively exploited. Public PoC available. Unauthenticated. Root/SYSTEM code execution guaranteed. Single HTTP request exploitation. FTP servers often accessible from internet.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends a single crafted HTTP request to the Wing FTP Server web interface containing a null byte followed by Lua code. The server writes this to a session file. When the Lua engine processes the session file, the injected code executes as root/SYSTEM. The attacker gains: full server access, access to all FTP user data and credentials, the ability to serve malicious files to FTP clients, and a persistent foothold for further attacks on the internal network.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: In CISA KEV with patch available.
Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) Patch available 92.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 16, 2026

Wing FTP Server before 7.4.4 contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2025-47812, CVSS 10.0) through null byte injection in user/admin web interfaces that enables arbitrary Lua code execution in session files. With EPSS 92.7% and KEV listing, this vulnerability guarantees unauthenticated root/SYSTEM code execution on affected servers, as the FTP service runs with maximum privileges by default.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 16, 2026 - 06:52 CVSS 10.0

Wing FTP Server's web interfaces mishandle null bytes (CWE-158), enabling injection of arbitrary Lua code into user session files. When these session files are loaded by the Lua-based FTP server, the injected code executes with root/SYSTEM privileges.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Wing FTP Server to 7.4.4+ immediately. If unable to upgrade, restrict web interface access to trusted IPs. Do NOT run Wing FTP as root/SYSTEM if possible. Audit FTP server for unauthorized access and file modifications.

Affected VersionsENISA

Wing FTP Server 0 <7.4.4

Affected Packages

euvd wing_ftp_server fix: 7.4.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Wing FTP Server uses Lua for its scripting engine and stores session data in Lua-format files. The web interfaces fail to reject or properly handle null bytes ('\0') in input, allowing attackers to truncate strings and inject arbitrary Lua code into session files. When the FTP server loads these session files, the Lua interpreter executes the injected code. Since Wing FTP typically runs as root (Linux) or SYSTEM (Windows), this provides maximum-privilege code execution.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 10.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Patch available
Apr 16, 2026 - 05:29 EUVD
7.4.4
Added to CISA KEV
Nov 05, 2025 - 19:26 cisa
CISA KEV
PoC Detected
Nov 05, 2025 - 19:26 vuln.today
Public exploit code
CVE Published
Jul 10, 2025 - 17:15 nvd
CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

In Wing FTP Server before 7.4.4. the user and admin web interfaces mishandle '\0' bytes, ultimately allowing injection of arbitrary Lua code into user session files. This can be used to execute arbitrary system commands with the privileges of the FTP service (root or SYSTEM by default). This is thus a remote code execution vulnerability that guarantees a total server compromise. This is also exploitable via anonymous FTP accounts.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Wing FTP Server versions prior to 7.4.4 contain a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) that is actively being exploited in the wild. An attacker can execute arbitrary code with root/SYSTEM privileges on affected FTP servers without requiring authentication, directly compromising file integrity, confidentiality, and availability across your organization's file transfer infrastructure.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch to Wing FTP Server version 7.4.4 or later immediately. If patching is delayed, restrict network access to FTP web interfaces to trusted administrator IPs only, disable the web interface entirely if not required, and monitor all FTP authentication and session activity for anomalous Lua code execution patterns.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Threat Score
7.8/10
Composite threat intelligence
EPSS Score
92.7%
Top 0% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV Yes
Public POC Yes
EPSS 92.7%
Patch available Yes
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
In CISA KEV with patch available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Immediate
Exploitation· derived
Active
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

228
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: +50
EPSS: +93
CVSS: +50
PoC: +20
Weaponized: +15
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Code Injection CRITICAL

Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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