Description
Wing FTP Server before 8.1.3 contains an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in the session serialization mechanism that allows authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary Lua code through the domain admin mydirectory field. Attackers can exploit unsafe serialization of session values into Lua source code without proper escaping of closing delimiters, causing the injected code to be executed when the poisoned session is loaded via loadfile().
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wing FTP Server | Wing FTP Server | 8.1.2 | 8.1.3 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Wing FTP Server 8.1.3 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution EDB-52589 · remote · May 29, 2026
GitHub 1 repository
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ZemarKhos/CVE-2026-44403-WingFTP-v8.1.2-POC-Exploit ★ 1 · May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-44403-WingFTP-v8.1.2-POC-Exploit
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