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Tornado CVE-2023-25266

HIGH
2023-02-28 cve@mitre.org
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Impact

CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Docmosis Tornado prior to version 2.9.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

An issue was discovered in Docmosis Tornado prior to version 2.9.5. An authenticated attacker can change the Office directory setting pointing to an arbitrary remote network path. This triggers the execution of the soffice binary under the attackers control leading to arbitrary remote code execution (RCE). Affected products include: Docmosis Tornado. Version information: version 2.9.5..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in Docmosis Tornado prior to version 2.9.5. An authenticated attacker can change the Office directory setting pointing to an arbitrary remote network path. This triggers the execution of the soffice binary under the attackers control leading to arbitrary remote code execution (RCE).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.6%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

66
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +2
CVSS: +44
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:docmosis:tornado:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2024-42733 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Mar 07

An issue in Docmosis Tornado v.2.9.7 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script

CVE-2025-67726 HIGH POC
7.5

py3-tornado in Alpine Linux received a security fix packaged as version 6.5.4-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerabilit

CVE-2023-25265 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 28

Docmosis Tornado <= 2.9.4 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal leading to the disclosure of arbitrary content on the fil

CVE-2023-25264 HIGH POC
7.5 Feb 28

An issue was discovered in Docmosis Tornado prior to version 2.9.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability i

CVE-2026-103262 HIGH
8.7 Oct 01

Denial of service in the Tornado web framework's CurlAsyncHTTPClient (all releases before 6.5.9) lets an unauthenticated

CVE-2026-31958 HIGH
8.7 Mar 11

In versions of Tornado prior to 6.5.5, the only limit on the number of parts in `multipart/form-data` is the `max_body_s

CVE-2026-91990 HIGH
8.7 Sep 15

Memory amplification denial of service in the Tornado Python web framework before 6.5.8 lets unauthenticated remote atta

CVE-2026-91992 HIGH
8.2 Sep 15

Credential leakage in Tornado's CurlAsyncHTTPClient (all releases through 6.5.6) lets sensitive per-request state — clie

CVE-2026-103263 HIGH
8.2 Oct 01

Unauthenticated local file disclosure in Tornado before 6.5.9 lets remote attackers read files outside a configured stat

CVE-2026-82397 HIGH
7.5 Aug 31

Denial-of-service in Tornado prior to 6.5.8 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to stall the entire server by sendin

CVE-2025-67725 HIGH
7.5

Tornado Python web framework on Alpine Linux received a security fix in package version 6.5.4-r0, addressing an uncharac

CVE-2024-52804 HIGH
7.5 Nov 22

Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerabilit

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