CVE-20XX-?

CVE-2025-5196

7.5 HIGH 1% exploit odds No fix listed Code execution Server

What it is

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."

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds
1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-250 · Unnecessary privileges
Record status
Analyzed

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.5

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Raw vector

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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record