CVE-2025-54309: CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.5 and 11 before 11.3.4_23, when the DMZ proxy feature is not used, mishandles AS2 validation and consequently allows…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Now (action score 97/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jul 22, 2025). Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Aug 12, 2025.
- A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 93.4% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.8% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Patch today or shut off access. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.5 and 11 before 11.3.4_23, when the DMZ proxy feature is not used, mishandles AS2 validation and consequently allows remote attackers to obtain admin access via HTTPS, as exploited in the wild in July 2025.
- Published
- Jul 18, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 93.4% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-420
Report tools
Action score
97
Patch today or shut off access.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 28 / 30 · 93.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · mitre
- 9.0
- 0.8 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 22, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Aug 12, 2025.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| crushftp | crushftp | cpe:2.3:a:crushftp:crushftp |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mitre). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
CrushFTP CrushFTP
- 10 and later · before 10.8.5affected
- 11 and later · before 11.3.4_23affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- crushftp crushftp10.0.0 and later · before 10.8.5
- crushftp crushftp11.0.0 and later · before 11.3.4_23
Same product
crushftp: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-4040Unauthenticated arbitrary file read and remote code execution in CrushFTPKEV100Now
- CVE-2025-31161CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.4 and 11 before 11.3.1 allows authentication bypass and takeover of the crushadmin account (unless a DMZ proxy…KEV99Now
- CVE-2023-43177CrushFTP prior to 10.5.1 is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes.64This week
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-32102Apr 15, 2025 · CrushFTP 9.x and 10.x through 10.8.4 and 11.x through 11.3.1 allows SSRF via the host and port parameters in a command=telnetSocket request…23Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-32103Apr 15, 2025 · CrushFTP 9.x and 10.x through 10.8.4 and 11.x through 11.3.1 allows directory traversal via the /WebInterface/function/ URI to read files…25Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-63420Nov 7, 2025 · CrushFTP11 before 11.3.7_57 is vulnerable to stored HTML injection in the CrushFTP Admin Panel (Reports / "Who Created Folder"), enabling…16Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Nuclei detection template ×1
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×7
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | 7 repositories | 2025-08-25 → 2026-01-27 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2025-54309 | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- CISA KEV+3 d
- First PoC+37 d
- TodayNov 14, 2026+483 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-420 · Unprotected Alternate ChannelCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- www.crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=CompromiseJuly2025
- www.rapid7.com/blog/post/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54309-detect-crushftp-vulnerability
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54309-mitigate-crushftp-vulnerability
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54309
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.