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CVE-2025-54309

Is CVE-2025-54309 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV
Public exploit
PoC (unverified)
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
9 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
92%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-420
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

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GitHub PoC(5)unverified

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baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

Based on CISA KEV

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Affected:Crushftp

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    CrushFTP Unprotected Alternate Channel Vulnerability — 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. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2025-07-22) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~92%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for CrushFTP CrushFTP: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2025-08-12. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Related CVEs

Same weakness: CWE-420.