Command InjectionWeakness · CWE-77

CVE-2025-59817

HIGH · 8.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-25
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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86/100
Remediation priority · High
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
This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system. Because the web portal runs with root privileges, successful exploitation grants full control over the device, potentially compromising its availability, confidentiality, and integrity.

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 confidence

Command injection vulnerability in a web portal that executes with root privileges, allowing attackers to run arbitrary system commands and gain full control of the device.

MitigationFix the command injection vulnerability through proper input validation and sanitization, and reconfigure the web portal to run with least-privilege (non-root) account.

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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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/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 checks

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  1. Identify the web portal application
    Locate any web-facing portal applications running in your environment. Review installed software, web server configurations, and running services that provide web-based management interfaces.
    Affected if A web portal application is present and accessible.
  2. Determine the service account for the web portal
    Check the process owner or service configuration for the web portal. Use commands like 'ps aux | grep [portal_name]', review systemd service files, or check process metadata to identify if the service runs as root (uid 0) or a privileged user.
    Affected if The web portal process runs as root or a user with uid 0.
  3. Inspect web portal configuration files
    Examine configuration files for the web portal application, typically found in /etc, /opt, or application directories. Look for settings related to user privileges, execution context, or privilege escalation options.
    Affected if Configuration permits execution with elevated privileges.
  4. Test for command injection vectors
    If you have authorized access to the portal, identify input fields or parameters that interact with system commands (file operations, diagnostics, network tools). Observe whether user-supplied input is passed to shell execution functions without visible sanitization.
    Affected if User-controllable input reaches system command execution paths.
  5. Review authentication and access controls
    Examine whether the command injection point is reachable without authentication or through low-privilege user accounts. Check authentication mechanisms and session privilege levels.
    Affected if The vulnerable interface is accessible to unauthenticated or low-privilege users.

Your environment is affected if you run a web portal that executes with root privileges and exposes command execution functionality to users or inputs.

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

Fix the command injection vulnerability through proper input validation and sanitization, and reconfigure the web portal to run with least-privilege (non-root) account.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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