What is CVE-2022-27052?

CVE-2022-27052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freesshd Freeftpd, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2022-27052?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Freesshd Freeftpd

CVE-2022-27052

FreeFtpd version 1.0.13 and below contains an unquoted service path vulnerability which allows local users to launch processes with elevated privileges.

Published 2022-03-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Freesshd Freeftpd

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

github.com/ycdxsb/Vuln/tree/main/FreeFTPd-Unquoted-Service-Path (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27052?: CVE-2022-27052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freesshd Freeftpd, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2022-27052?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.