CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-40547

Critical
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Serv-U contains a logic error vulnerability that, when abused, could give a malicious actor with admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with admin privileges could execute code, potentially leading to privilege escalation or full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict administrative privileges, monitor administrator activities, and apply available vendor patches.

Original NVD description (English source)

A logic error vulnerability exists in Serv-U which when abused could give a malicious actor with access to admin privileges the ability to execute code. This issue requires administrative privileges to abuse. On Windows deployments, the risk is scored as a medium because services frequently run under less-privileged service accounts by default.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS