Authenticated code execution via unsafe session serialization
Published May 12, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026
Code injection in Wing FTP Server before 8.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Lua code through web administration. Session values containing the domain administrator mydirectory field are emitted into Lua source without escaping closing delimiters, then executed by loadfile(). System-administrator credentials are required; successful injection runs attacker-supplied Lua code with the server process's privileges.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in Wing FTP Server before 8.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary Lua code through web administration. Session values containing the domain administrator mydirectory field are emitted into Lua source without escaping closing delimiters, then executed by loadfile(). System-administrator credentials are required; successful injection runs attacker-supplied Lua code with the server process's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44403
- Published
- May 12, 2026
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- Wing Soft Technology
- Product
- Wing FTP Server
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1059
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=8.1.2
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Wing FTP Server 8.1.3 - Authenticated Remote Code Executionfunctional · demonstrated
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