CVE-2022-27052

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-03-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-428

Description

FreeFtpd version 1.0.13 and below contains an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

Affected products

Freesshd Freeftpd: before 1.0.13 — fixed in 1.0.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Freesshd Freeftpd 1.0.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/tree/main/FreeFTPd-Unquoted-Service-Path
https://github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/tree/main/FreeFTPd-Unquoted-Service-Path

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