CVEvulnerability
CVE-2025-54309
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
CrushFTP Unprotected Alternate Channel Vulnerability — CrushFTP CrushFTP
CrushFTP contains an unprotected alternate channel vulnerability. When the DMZ proxy feature is not used, mishandles AS2 validation and consequently allows remote attackers to obtain admin access via HTTPS.
- Added to KEV
- 2025-07-22
- Remediation due
- 2025-08-12
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://www.crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=CompromiseJuly2025 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54309
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2025-07-18
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.0 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-420
Description
CrushFTP 10 before 10.8.5 and 11 before 11.3.4_23, when the DMZ proxy feature is not used, mishandles AS2 validation and consequently allows remote attackers to obtain admin access via HTTPS, as exploited in the wild in July 2025.
Affected configurations
• crushftp crushftp (>= 10.0.0 < 10.8.5)
• crushftp crushftp (>= 11.0.0 < 11.3.4 23)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-420 Unprotected Alternate Channel weakness
References
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-to-gain-admin-access-on-servers/ Press/Media Coverage
- https://www.crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=CompromiseJuly2025 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/ Press/Media Coverage
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54309-detect-crushftp-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54309-mitigate-crushftp-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-54309 US Government Resource