Code InjectionWeakness · CWE-94

CVE-2025-30056

CRITICAL · 9.4 CVSS v4.0 Published 2025-08-27
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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99/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
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
The RunCommand function accepts any parameter, which is then passed for execution in the shell. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the 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 · high confidence

The RunCommand function accepts user-supplied or untrusted input without validation and passes it directly to shell execution, enabling arbitrary code injection. An attacker can inject shell metacharacters or additional commands to achieve remote code execution or privilege escalation.

MitigationReplace shell-based command execution with parameterized APIs or explicit command arguments; implement strict allowlist-based input validation; apply principle of least privilege to the process running the vulnerable code.

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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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
None
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/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

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  1. Locate RunCommand function usage in codebase
    Search source code repositories for occurrences of 'RunCommand', 'exec.Command', 'system', 'shell_exec', or similar command execution functions
    Affected if Code contains RunCommand or similar functions that execute system commands
  2. Trace user input to command execution
    Review data flow from HTTP request parameters, headers, cookies, or file inputs into RunCommand calls. Use code analysis tools or manual review to map the path
    Affected if Untrusted user input reaches RunCommand without passing through validation logic
  3. Check for input validation before RunCommand
    Inspect code immediately preceding RunCommand calls for sanitization functions such as regex matching, allowlist validation, or parameterized APIs. Verify validation actually rejects shell metacharacters
    Affected if No validation exists, or validation can be bypassed, before user input is passed to RunCommand
  4. Identify execution context and privilege level
    Examine the process or service account running the vulnerable code. Check if it runs as root, administrator, or with elevated privileges
    Affected if RunCommand executes under a high-privilege account, enabling privilege escalation
  5. Test for command injection vectors
    Submit payloads containing shell metacharacters (e.g., |, ;, &&, $, `, >, <) as input to endpoints or functions using RunCommand. Observe if commands execute
    Affected if Shell metacharacters in input result in unexpected command execution

You are affected if your codebase contains a RunCommand function that receives unvalidated user input and passes it directly to shell execution.

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

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

Replace shell-based command execution with parameterized APIs or explicit command arguments; implement strict allowlist-based input validation; apply principle of least privilege to the process running the vulnerable code.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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