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CVE-2025-5196

Wing FTP Server Lua Admin Console unnecessary privileges

Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed in 7.4.4.

CVSS 3.16.6MediumEPSS percentile66th1.1% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
Public exploit: 2 sourcesFix7.4.4Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Wing FTP ServerAffected: 7.4.0Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 7.4.1Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 7.4.2Upgrade to: not statedAffected: 7.4.3Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Wftpserver Wing Ftp ServerAffected: < 7.4.4Upgrade to: 7.4.4Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

A vulnerability has been found in Wing FTP Server up to 7.4.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Lua Admin Console. The manipulation leads to execution with unnecessary privileges. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 7.4.4 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains: "[W]e do not consider it as a security vulnerability, because the system admin in WingFTP has full permissions [...], but you can suggest the user run WingFTP service as Normal User rather than SYSTEM/Root, it will be safer."

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS66th
Public exploit
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

2 sources with a proof of concept or module.

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EPSS

1.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 66th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

The patch came 247 days before any public exploit.

  1. Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 6.6 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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