CVE-2025-26817
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 · uneditedNetwrix Password Secure 9.2.0.32454 allows OS command injection.
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 confidenceNetwrix Password Secure version 9.2.0.32454 contains an OS command injection vulnerability. This allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the target host, potentially leading to complete system compromise. The critical severity (CVSS 9.8) suggests the vulnerability is exploitable remotely without authentication.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 9.2.1CVSS 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
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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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Verify Netwrix Password Secure is installedCheck for Netwrix Password Secure installation: look for the application in Add/Remove Programs (Windows) or check common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Netwrix or /opt/netwrix. Also check for running services named Netwrix Password Secure.Affected if Netwrix Password Secure is found on the system
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Determine installed versionLocate the version information: check the application's About or Help section, look for a version file in the installation directory, or query the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Netwrix\Password Secure for the Version value.Affected if The installed version is 9.2.0.32454 or any version lower than 9.2.1
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Check application network exposureDetermine if the web interface or remote access component is exposed to the network. Review firewall rules and IIS/web server configuration to see if port 8080, 443, or the application port is accessible from untrusted networks.Affected if The application web interface is accessible from the internet or untrusted networks without VPN
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Review for suspicious command executionAudit system logs and process creation events for unusual commands spawned by the application service account. Check Windows Event Logs (Security, Application) and any available application audit logs for unexpected system commands or script executions.Affected if Unexpected shell commands, PowerShell executions, or cmd.exe invocations appear in logs attributed to the Password Secure service
You are affected if Netwrix Password Secure version 9.2.0.32454 or any version below 9.2.1 is installed and the application is network-accessible.
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.
dbcve · scoped9.2.1
Apply the vendor-provided patch or update to Netwrix Password Secure to a version that addresses this vulnerability. Until patched, consider network segmentation and restricting access to the application interface.
9.2.1
- Upgrade Netwrix Password Secure to version 9.2.1 or later to resolve the OS command injection vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-26817 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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