What is CVE-2022-27468?

CVE-2022-27468 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Monstaftp Monsta FTP, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-27468?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Monstaftp Monsta FTP

CVE-2022-27468

Monstaftp v2.10.3 was discovered to contain an arbitrary file upload which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file uploaded to the web server.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published 2022-04-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Monstaftp Monsta FTP — versions 2.10.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

www.monstaftp.com/ (Product)
www.youtube.com/playlist (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27468?: CVE-2022-27468 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Monstaftp Monsta FTP, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-04-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-27468?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.