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

Q: What is CVE-2012-10028?

CVE-2012-10028 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netwin SurgeFTP, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Q: Is CVE-2012-10028 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10028 exists.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2012-10028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

High 8.6 Published 5 Aug 2025 Updated 15 May 2026

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands on Netwin SurgeFTP servers via the web administrative console.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2012-10028?

CVE-2012-10028 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Netwin SurgeFTP, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-10028?

How do I fix CVE-2012-10028?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-10028 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2012-10028 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-10028 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hx25-w327-5445.