CVE-2018-9059
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.3%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious login request to forum.ghp. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2014-3791.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 77.30% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 18 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- sharing-file/easy file sharing web server
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 74.2% on 21 September 2026 to 77.3% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 77.6% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147246/Easy-File-Sharing-Web-Server-7.2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44485/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44522/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147246/Easy-File-Sharing-Web-Server-7.2-Buffer-Overflow.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44485/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44522/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.