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CVE-2012-10028: Netwin SurgeFTP <= v23c8 Authenticated RCE

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

Netwin SurgeFTP version 23c8 and prior contains a vulnerability in its web-based administrative console that allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary system commands via crafted POST requests to `surgeftpmgr.cgi`. This can lead to full remote code execution on the underlying system.

Affected products

• Netwin SurgeFTP: through 23c8

References

• https://netwinsite.com/surgeftp/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/netwin_surgeftp_exec.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23522
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23601
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netwin-surgeftp-auth-rce
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/netwin_surgeftp_exec.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23522
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23601

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