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OS Command InjectionWeakness · CWE-78

CVE-2025-11546

CRITICAL · 9.3 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-11-07
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
CLUSTERPRO X for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 and EXPRESSCLUSTER X for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2, CLUSTERPRO X SingleServerSafe for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2, EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 allows an attacker sends specially crafted network packets to the product, arbitrary OS commands may be executed without authentication.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A pre-authentication command injection vulnerability in CLUSTERPRO X and EXPRESSCLUSTER X for Linux allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending specially crafted network packets to affected installations. No authentication is required, and the 9.3 CVSS score reflects the critical severity of unauthenticated remote code execution.

MitigationApply vendor patches for the affected versions (4.0-5.2) immediately. As an interim control, restrict network access to cluster management ports using firewalls or network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if CLUSTERPRO X or EXPRESSCLUSTER X is installed
    Review installed software on the Linux system for CLUSTERPRO or EXPRESSCLUSTER components using system package queries
    Affected if Either product is present on the system
  2. Determine installed version
    Query the installed package or application for its exact version number
    Affected if Version is 4.0 through 5.2 inclusive (the affected range)
  3. Verify cluster service is running and listening
    Check if the cluster management service is active and bound to network ports
    Affected if The cluster service is running and accepting network connections
  4. Assess network exposure of cluster ports
    Identify which ports the cluster service uses and verify if they are accessible from untrusted networks
    Affected if Cluster management ports are exposed to untrusted or external network segments

System is affected if CLUSTERPRO X or EXPRESSCLUSTER X versions 4.0-5.2 are installed with the cluster service running and network-accessible to untrusted attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor patches for the affected versions (4.0-5.2) immediately. As an interim control, restrict network access to cluster management ports using firewalls or network segmentation to limit exposure to untrusted networks.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
40.0 hours of engineering $7,000
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