FreeFloat FTP Server XCWD Command buffer overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in FreeFloat FTP Server 1.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component XCWD Command Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5665
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq63-hp83-c5hf
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Freefloat Ftp Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15667 Free Float FTP 1.0 STOR Command Remote Buffer Overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2012-05453 FreeFloat FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-05106 FreeFloat FTP Server XMKD Command buffer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-05104 FreeFloat FTP Server RESTART Command buffer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-05034 FreeFloat FTP Server SET Command buffer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-05033 FreeFloat FTP Server HOST Command buffer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-5665 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5665 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pq63-hp83-c5hf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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