Unauthenticated arbitrary file read and remote code execution in CrushFTP
Priority CRITICAL 100Exploited in the wildCWE-1336Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1336.
Summary
A server side template injection vulnerability in CrushFTP in all versions before 10.7.1 and 11.1.0 on all platforms allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read files from the filesystem outside of the VFS Sandbox, bypass authentication to gain administrative access, and perform remote code execution on the server.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2024-04-24CISA due date 2024-05-01
EPSS 0.99539 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Fixed CrushFTP (CrushFTP): 10.7.1, 11.1.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CrushFTP (CrushFTP) Fixed in 10.7.1, 11.1.0
Timeline
- 2024-04-24 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-4040
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46vf-c8gj-2pgq
References
Exploit 2
Patch 3
More Crushftp vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-34136 CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.5 and 11 before 11.3.4_23, when the DMZ proxy feature is not… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22407 Authentication bypass in CrushFTP KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-23122 CrushFTP prior to 10.5.1 is vulnerable to Improperly Controlled Modification of… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-26623 The SSH transport protocol with certain OpenSSH extensions, found in OpenSSH before 9.6… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9
- TI-2025-39307 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CrushFTP 11.3.6_48. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-23205 Path traversal in CrushFTP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2024-4040 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-4040 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-46vf-c8gj-2pgq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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