Commvault
CVE-2025-57790
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Absolute path validation
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| Impact | CVSS score of 8.7 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 49.57%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
A security vulnerability has been identified that allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized file system access through a path traversal issue. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 49.6% 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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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-36. A security vulnerability has been identified that allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized file system access through a path traversal issue. The vulnerability may lead to remote code execution. Affected products include: Commvault.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
A security vulnerability has been identified that allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized file system access through a path traversal issue. The vulnerability may lead to remote code execution.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using A security vulnerability face significant risk from CVE-2025-57790 rated CVSS 8.7. Successful exploitation could significantly impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of affected systems. With an EPSS score of 50%, exploitation is likely in exposed deployments. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Commvault Command Center Innovation Release allows unauthenticated remote code execution through path traversal in ZIP f
A vulnerability in a known login mechanism allows unauthenticated attackers to execute API calls without requiring user
Commvault Edge Communication Service (cvd) prior to version 11 SP7 or version 11 SP6 with hotfix 590 is prone to a stack
Commvault Web Server allows authenticated remote attackers to create and execute webshells, exploited in the wild alongs
A security vulnerability has been identified that allows remote attackers to inject or manipulate command-line arguments
In CommCell in Commvault before 14.68, 15.x before 15.58, 16.x before 16.44, 17.x before 17.29, and 18.x before 18.13, D
During the brief window between installation and the first administrator login, remote attackers may exploit the default
The Web Console in Commvault Edge Server 10 R2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted seri
Unauthenticated remote command execution in Commvault CVFS, the file system component shipped with Commvault Grid (Hyper
Authentication bypass in the Commvault Command Center API allows remote unauthenticated attackers to circumvent privileg
Authorization bypass in Commvault CommServe allows remote attackers to invoke a limited set of command-execution operati
Authorization bypass in Commvault CommServe permits attackers to circumvent the command-execution allowlist, gaining uns
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