Wing FTP Server < 8.1.3 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Session Serialization
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Wing FTP Server before 8.1.3 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the session serialization mechanism that allows authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary Lua code through the domain admin mydirectory field. Attackers can exploit unsafe serialization of session values into Lua source code without proper escaping of closing delimiters, causing the injected code to be executed when the poisoned session is loaded via loadfile().
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 | 8.1.2 | 8.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Wing FTP Server VendorWing FTP Server Affected 8.1.2 Fixed in 8.1.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.1.3 | Vulnerable | Wing FTP Server |
- cpe:2.3:a:wftpserver:wing_ftp_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.1.3 Vulnerable ·Wing FTP Server
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Wing FTP Server (Wing FTP Server) Fixed in 8.1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44403
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ffh5-r5xj-cgmg
References
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-2020-19167 Wing FTP Server 6.3.8 - Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-44403 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44403 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ffh5-r5xj-cgmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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