CVE-2018-25366

CuteFTP 5.0 XP Buffer Overflow via Site Manager Label Field

CVSS 8.6 HIGHEPSS 0.2%CWE-120

Vexday Risk Score

41Attention

SSVC decision (CISA)

Attend

PoC available → attend closely

CVSS 8.6EPSS 0.2%KEV nãoPoC públicaNuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

25 May 2026Published on NVD

Recommendation: Plan a near-term fix — a public PoC already exists.

CuteFTP 5.0 XP contains a buffer overflow vulnerability that allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code by injecting malicious payload into the Site Manager label field. Attackers can craft a payload exceeding 520 bytes that overwrites the return address and executes shellcode when a shortcut is created and launched.

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

Affected products

globalscape · CuteFTP

public PoCs found — 1

cve_referencewww.exploit-db.com/exploits/45259unverified

⚠ Public resources, to assess the exposure of systems you control or are authorized to test. Test only with authorization.

References

http://installer.globalscape.com/pub/cuteftp/archive/english/cuteftp50.exe https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45259 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cuteftp-xp-buffer-overflow-via-site-manager-label-field