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CVE-2024-4040

A server side template injection vulnerability in CrushFTP in all versions before 10.7.1 and 11.1.0 on all platforms allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read files from the filesystem outside of the VFS Sandbox, bypass authentication to gain administrative access, and perf…

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A server side template injection vulnerability in CrushFTP in all versions before 10.7.1 and 11.1.0 on all platforms allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read files from the filesystem outside of the VFS Sandbox, bypass authentication to gain administrative access, and perform remote code execution on the server.
CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
9.0/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 9.8: +1.47
  • Fresh EPSS: 99.54%: +0.50

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 10 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100

Sources and documents

Arctic Wolf
Press · 02 Apr 2025, 07:00 · Recommendations for CVE-2025-31161 - Arctic Wolf
ITWeb
Press · 07 Jun 2024, 07:00 · NCape developers shine at Security Summit 2024 Hackathon - ITWeb
Qualys
Press · 30 Apr 2024, 07:00 · CrushFTP Server Zero-Day Exploit Enables Full Server Compromise - Qualys
TechTarget
Press · 24 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Critical CrushFTP zero-day vulnerability under attack - TechTarget
wiz.io
Press · 24 Apr 2024, 07:00 · CVE-2024-4040 exploited in the wild: everything you need to know - wiz.io
See all 10 source documents
Help Net Security
Press · 23 Apr 2024, 07:00 · CrushFTP zero-day exploited by attackers, upgrade immediately! (CVE-2024-4040) - Help Net Security
Rapid7
Press · 23 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Unauthenticated CrushFTP Zero-Day Enables Complete Server Compromise - Rapid7
CCB Belgium
Press · 22 Apr 2024, 07:00 · WARNING: CrushFTP Zero-Day Allows RCE, Patch CVE-2024-4040 Immediately! - CCB Belgium
The Hacker News
Press · 20 Apr 2024, 07:00 · Critical Update: CrushFTP Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Targeted Attacks - The Hacker News
BleepingComputer
Press · 19 Apr 2024, 07:00 · CrushFTP warns users to patch exploited zero-day “immediately” - BleepingComputer

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 0.0 · reality 9.0 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

6

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 6 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
Stuub/CVE-2024-4040-SSTI-LFI-PoC666Python07 Jul 2024, 23:47
geniuszly/GenCrushSSTIExploit81Python30 Sep 2024, 16:19
entroychang/CVE-2024-404031Java09 Jul 2024, 09:48
ill-deed/CrushFTP-CVE-2024-4040-illdeed00Python04 Jul 2025, 14:42
olebris/CVE-2024-404000Python28 Jun 2024, 10:33
safeer-accuknox/CrushFTP-cve-2024-4040-poc00Python16 Oct 2024, 07:21
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 9.8; EPSS 99.5%
Attention, last 30 days
0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, no prior privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:59:15.790101+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
19 Apr 2024, 07:00
Published
22 Apr 2024, 19:21
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
24 Apr 2024, 00:00
Latest press mention
02 Apr 2025, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:59
PoCs on GitHub
6 repositories