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CVE-2012-10030

FreeFloat FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload

Published: Aug 5, 2025Updated: Sep 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-306
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
1.5%
Top 29.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

FreeFloat FTP Server contains multiple critical design flaws that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to sensitive system directories. The server accepts empty credentials, defaults user access to the root of the C:\ drive, and imposes no restrictions on file type or destination path. These conditions enable attackers to upload executable payloads and .mof files to locations such as system32 and wbem\mof, where Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) automatically processes and executes them. This results in remote code execution with SYSTEM-level privileges, without requiring user interaction.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-306CWE-434CWE-732

Affected Products

freefloat ftp serverfreefloat
On-premNetwork Device
Networking Infrastructure
Freefloat FTP serverFreefloat AB
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
FTP ServerFreeFloat
On-premWeb App
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
freefloatcommercialNetworking Infrastructureaka freefloat
freefloat abcommercialSENetworking Infrastructureaka freefloat

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

5 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
Persistence
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://archive.org/details/tucows_367516_Freefloat_FTP_Server
archive.org
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/ftp/freefloatftp_wbem.rb
raw.githubusercontent.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23226
exploit-db.com
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Timeline

Published
Aug 5, 2025
Last Updated
Sep 3, 2025

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