CVE-2025-26818
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 through 9.2 allows 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 through version 9.2 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host server, likely through unsanitized user input being passed to system calls.
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< 9.2.2CVSS 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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Identify installed Netwrix Password Secure versionCheck the application's About or Version information panel within the product UI, or inspect the installation directory for version metadata filesAffected if The installed version is below 9.2.2 (versions 9.0 through 9.2.1 are affected)
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Verify web interface network exposureReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the Password Secure web interface is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if The web interface is directly accessible from the internet or untrusted VLANs without proper access controls
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Review application logs for suspicious activityExamine Netwrix Password Secure audit logs and Windows event logs for unusual command execution patterns, unexpected system calls, or errors related to user input processingAffected if Logs contain evidence of unexpected system commands, input validation failures, or anomalous execution patterns
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Check for unauthorized processes or scheduled tasksUse Task Manager or PowerShell to list running processes and scheduled tasks created by the service account running Password SecureAffected if Unexpected processes or scheduled tasks exist that were not authored by your administration team
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Inspect service account privilegesVerify the Windows service account running Netwrix Password Secure and review its assigned permissions, particularly any elevated or administrative rightsAffected if The service account has more privileges than required for normal operation
You are affected if Netwrix Password Secure version is below 9.2.2 and the web interface is accessible to attackers who could inject malicious commands through user input fields.
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 data9.2.2
Apply vendor-supplied patch upon release; until then, restrict network access to the Password Secure interface and monitor for indicators of compromise. Implement input validation and avoid passing unsanitized user input to system commands.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-26818 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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