CVE-2025-31161
CrushFTP Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CrushFTP CrushFTPNetwork & edge
CVSS
9.8CriticalExploit odds (EPSS)>99.9%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. CISA KEV
What fixes it
A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.
Timeline
- 3 Apr 2025, 00:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 7 Apr 2025Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
- 18 May 2025Exploit code publicExploit-DB
Public exploit code and templates 2
- Remote exploitCrushFTP 11.3.1 - Authentication Bypass 18 May 2025Exploit-DB
- Scanner templateCrushFTP - Authentication BypassNuclei
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Description
CrushFTP contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the HTTP authorization header that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to authenticate to any known or guessable user account (e.g., crushadmin), potentially leading to a full compromise.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 2
- CrushFTPaffected: 10 before 10.8.4CVE List
- CrushFTPaffected: 11 before 11.3.1CVE List
References 12
- infosecurity-magazine.com/news/crushftp-flaw-exploited-disclosure/Advisoryvia CVE List
- crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=UpdateReferencevia CISA KEV
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-31161Referencevia CISA KEV
- outpost24.com/blog/crushftp-auth-bypass-vulnerability/Referencevia CVE List
- crushftp.com/crush11wiki/Wiki.jsp?page=Update#section-Update-VulnerabilityInfoReferencevia CVE List
- projectdiscovery.io/blog/crushftp-authentication-bypassReferencevia CVE List
- darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/disclosure-drama-clouds-crushftp-vulnerability-exploitationReferencevia CVE List
- huntress.com/blog/crushftp-cve-2025-31161-auth-bypass-and-post-exploitationReferencevia CVE List
- attackerkb.com/topics/k0EgiL9Psz/cve-2025-2825/rapid7-analysisReferencevia CVE List
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-31161-detect-crushftp-vulnerabilityReferencevia CVE List
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-31161-mitigate-crushftp-vulnerabilityReferencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-31161Referencevia CVE List