CVE-2025-5196

MEDIUM

Wing FTP Server <7.4.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-5196. PoCs published by Nouvexr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2025-5196, demonstrating an authenticated RCE vulnerability in Wing FTP Server 7.4.4 via Lua script execution. The exploit uses `os.execute` to download and execute a reverse shell payload.

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."

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by Nouvexr · poc
https://github.com/Nouvexr/Wing-FTP-Server-7.4.4-RCE-Authenticated

This repository contains a functional PoC for CVE-2025-5196, demonstrating an authenticated RCE vulnerability in Wing FTP Server 7.4.4 via Lua script execution. The exploit uses `os.execute` to download and execute a reverse shell payload.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wing FTP Server 7.4.4
Auth required
Prerequisites: Authenticated access to the Wing FTP Server web interface · Lua scripting console access
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.310279
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310279
Exploit, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.584253

Scores

CVSS v3 6.6
EPSS 0.0085
EPSS Percentile 53.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-250
Status published
Products (1)
wftpserver/wing_ftp_server < 7.4.4
Published May 26, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026