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CrushFTP Unprotected Alternate Channel Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2025-07-22
Federal due date
2025-08-12
Vendor
CrushFTP
Product
CrushFTP
EPSS
99.8th percentile (score 0.920, as of 2026-07-13)
NVD CVSS v3.1
9 (CRITICAL)
Ransomware use
Unknown
ATT&CK
T1021 , T1068 , T1567 · signal rollup
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54309

CISA short description

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.

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.

NVD 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.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.