Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 - Remote Code Execution
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in its Lua-based web console that allows authenticated users to execute system commands. Attackers can leverage the console to send POST requests with malicious commands that trigger operating system execution through the os.execute() function.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing FTP Server | Wing FTP Server | 6.3.8 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Wing FTP Server VendorWing FTP Server Affected 6.3.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.8 | Vulnerable | Wing FTP Server |
- cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:6.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.8 Vulnerable ·Wing FTP Server
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37032
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h3x8-7gw7-p9rx
References
Exploit 1
More Wing Ftp Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-30265 In Wing FTP Server before 7.4.4. KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-30266 Information disclosure through error messages in Wing FTP Server KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2019-15321 Wing FTP Server 6.0.7 - Unquoted Service Path CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-20621 Wing FTP Server before 7.4.4 does not properly validate and sanitize the url parameter of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-04662 Wing FTP Server Lua Admin Console unnecessary privileges CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-30264 In Wing FTP Server through 7.4.4, the administrative web interface (listening by default… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
Sources
- CVE-2020-37032 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37032 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h3x8-7gw7-p9rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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