CVE-2024-4040
criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.995 · 100 %ileexploit · functionalDEEURUUSadded 2024-04-24remediate by 2024-05-01
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
CrushFTP VFS Sandbox Escape Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.6–10
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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exploits (20)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- auxiliary/gather/crushftp_fileread_cve_2024_4040CrushFTP Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Readfunctional · metasploit
- 0xN7y/CVE-2024-4040exploit for CVE-2024-4040PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0944CrushFTP: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung mit administrativen RechtenDeutsch2024-04-21csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in CrushFTP ausnutzen, um Code mit administrativen Rechten auszuführen
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (24)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-4040/cnnvd
- https://github.com/airbus-cert/CVE-2024-4040cnnvd
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-warns-users-to-patch-exploited-zero-day-immediately/cnnvd
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-4040cnnvd
- https://www.crushftp.com/crush10wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Updatecnnvd
- https://www.crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Updatecnnvd
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/04/23/etr-unauthenticated-crushftp-zero-day-enables-complete-server-compromise/cnnvd
- https://www.reddit.com/r/crowdstrike/comments/1c88788/situational_awareness_20240419_crushftp_virtual/cnnvd
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