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CVE-2025-54309 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.

From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.

Our Assessment

Should You Worry?

Patch nowCybergen assessment
  • CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 22 Jul 2025.
  • Rated Critical severity (CVSS 9.0, scored by Vendor).
  • It has been in the catalogue for 472 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
The Vulnerability

What It Is

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 Versions

ProductVersions
CrushFTP CrushFTP10 to before 10.8.5
11 to before 11.3.4_23

From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.

From Watch to Action

What To Do Now

  1. 1

    Find it

    Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for CrushFTP. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.

    Attack Surface Management
  2. 2

    Fix it

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Vulnerability Management
  3. 3

    Hunt for compromise

    If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.

    Incident Response
  4. 4

    Prove it is fixed

    Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.

    Penetration Testing

Vendor Advisories

Regulation

The Compliance Clock

Cyber EssentialsRated critical, so if it affects devices in your Cyber Essentials scope, the update must be installed within 14 days of the vendor releasing it.NIS2If exploitation causes a significant incident, essential and important entities owe their CSIRT an early warning within 24 hours and a notification within 72 hours.DORAFinancial entities must classify ICT incidents and send an initial notification for a major incident within strict deadlines, with exploited flaws a common cause.US federal (BOD 22-01)Federal civilian agencies had until 12 Aug 2025 to remediate. A sensible benchmark for everyone else.

General guidance, not legal advice. Your obligations depend on your sector, scope and jurisdiction.

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Evidence

Sources

  1. CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
  2. NVD: CVE-2025-54309
  3. CVE record: CVE-2025-54309
  4. FIRST EPSS
  5. crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=CompromiseJuly2025
  6. rapid7.com/blog/post/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-the-wild/
  7. bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/crushftp-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks-to-gain-admin-access-on-se
  8. vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54309-detect-crushftp-vulnerability
  9. vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-54309-mitigate-crushftp-vulnerability