CVE-2025-1265
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 · uneditedAn OS command injection vulnerability exists in Vinci Protocol Analyzer that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and perform code execution on affected system.
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 · moderate confidenceVinci Protocol Analyzer contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious OS commands through user-supplied input, potentially achieving privilege escalation and arbitrary code execution on the affected system.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify if Vinci Protocol Analyzer is installedSearch for Vinci Protocol Analyzer in installed programs (Windows: Add/Remove Programs, Linux: dpkg -l or rpm -qa | grep -i vinci)Affected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the application version through its GUI About section, executable file properties, or command line (vinci --version or similar)Affected if The installed version is within any known affected version range for CVE-2025-1265
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Identify exposed input interfacesReview the application configuration and documentation to determine what input methods accept user-supplied data (web interface, CLI arguments, config file parameters, API endpoints)Affected if User-supplied input can be provided to the application through any interface
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Check for command execution configurationExamine application configuration files for settings related to system command execution, shell access, or external program invocationAffected if The application is configured to execute OS commands based on user input or external data sources
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Review access controls on input pathwaysAssess whether the user input pathways are accessible to untrusted users or network attackersAffected if The vulnerable input interfaces are accessible to untrusted users or exposed on the network without proper authentication
A system is affected if Vinci Protocol Analyzer is installed and any user-accessible input mechanism can pass unsanitized data to OS command execution functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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 dataImplement strict input validation and sanitize all user-supplied data before passing to system calls; replace dynamic command execution with parameterized APIs or safe library functions; apply principle of least privilege to limit the impact of any successful injection.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-1265 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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