Emerging Threathighexperimental

Potential Exploitation of CrushFTP RCE Vulnerability (CVE-2025-54309)

Detects suspicious child processes created by CrushFTP. It could be an indication of exploitation of a RCE vulnerability such as CVE-2025-54309.

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Nisarg SutharCreated Fri Aug 010fdc7c7f-c690-4217-9ae3-31f5156eed722025
Emerging Threat
Active Threat

Developed to detect an active or emerging threat. Prioritize investigation of any alerts and correlate with threat intelligence.

Log Source
WindowsProcess Creation
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryProcess Creation← raw: process_creation

Events generated when a new process is spawned on the system. Covers command-line arguments, parent/child relationships, and process metadata.

Detection Logic
Detection Logic4 selectors
detection:
    selection_parent:
        ParentImage|endswith: '\crushftp.exe'
    selection_child_powershell:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\powershell.exe'
            - '\powershell_ise.exe'
            - '\pwsh.exe'
        CommandLine|contains|all:
            - 'IEX'
            - 'enc'
            - 'Hidden'
            - 'bypass'
    selection_child_cmd:
        Image|endswith: '\cmd.exe'
        CommandLine|contains:
            - '/c powershell'
            - 'whoami'
            - 'net.exe'
            - 'net1.exe'
    selection_child_others:
        Image|endswith:
            - '\bitsadmin.exe'
            - '\certutil.exe'
            - '\mshta.exe'
            - '\cscript.exe'
            - '\wscript.exe'
    condition: selection_parent and 1 of selection_child_*
False Positives

Legitimate administrative command execution

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
0fdc7c7f-c690-4217-9ae3-31f5156eed72
Status
experimental
Level
high
Type
Emerging Threat
Created
Fri Aug 01
Path
rules-emerging-threats/2025/Exploits/CVE-2025-54309/proc_creation_win_exploit_cve_2025_54309.yml
Raw Tags
attack.privilege-escalationattack.initial-accessattack.executionattack.t1059.001attack.t1059.003attack.t1068attack.t1190cve.2025-54309detection.emerging-threats
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