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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-5196 · published 26 May 2025

CVE-2025-5196: Wftpserver wing ftp server execution with unnecessary privileges vulnerability

Wftpserver · Wing Ftp Server

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."

7.5 CVSS 4.0 High EPSS 1.0% · top 37.5% CWE-250 · Execution with unnecessary privileges
7.5CVSS 4.0 base score, v2 6.8
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 3 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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."

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/Nouvexr/Wing-FTP-Server-7.4.4-RCE-Authenticated/blob/main/poc.txt Exploit
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310279 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.310279 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.584253 ExploitVDB Entry
https://www.wftpserver.com/serverhistory.htm Broken Link
https://github.com/Nouvexr/Wing-FTP-Server-7.4.4-RCE-Authenticated/blob/main/poc.txt Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-5196), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-02). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.