EIP-2026-118121

PRE-CVE

Wing FTP Server 6.2.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-118121. PoCs published by Cary Hooper.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in Wing FTP Server 6.2.3 by forging a user account with full permissions via SSH access and then editing /etc/shadow through the HTTP interface. It combines two CVEs (CVE-2020-8635 and CVE-2020-8634) to achieve local privilege escalation.

Description

Wing FTP Server 6.2.3 - Privilege Escalation

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Cary Hooper · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48160

This exploit demonstrates a privilege escalation vulnerability in Wing FTP Server 6.2.3 by forging a user account with full permissions via SSH access and then editing /etc/shadow through the HTTP interface. It combines two CVEs (CVE-2020-8635 and CVE-2020-8634) to achieve local privilege escalation.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wing FTP Server v6.2.3
Auth required
Prerequisites: SSH access to the target machine · Valid SSH credentials · Wing FTP Server installed and running
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026