CVE-2012-10030 CRITICAL

CVE-2012-10030: FreeFloat FTP Server Arbitrary File Upload

Vendor Freefloat
Product FTP Server
Weakness CWE-434 · Unrestricted file upload
Published August 5, 2025
Last update April 7, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

FreeFloat FTP Server contains multiple critical design flaws that allow unauthenticated remote attackers to upload arbitrary files to sensitive system directories. The server accepts empty credentials, defaults user access to the root of the C:\ drive, and imposes no restrictions on file type or destination path. These conditions enable attackers to upload executable payloads and .mof files to locations such as system32 and wbem\mof, where Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) automatically processes and executes them. This results in remote code execution with SYSTEM-level privileges, without requiring user interaction.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2025 CVE published
April 7, 2026 Record updated

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