CVE-2025-57791

Published Aug 20, 2025

Last updated a day ago

Commvault

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-57791 is an argument injection vulnerability found in Commvault software before version 11.36.60. The vulnerability allows remote attackers to inject or manipulate command-line arguments passed to internal components due to insufficient input validation. Successful exploitation could result in a valid user session for a low-privilege role. This vulnerability is part of a chain of vulnerabilities. By exploiting CVE-2025-57791, an attacker can manipulate parameters in the login request to obtain a valid session token for a low-privilege account. This can then be combined with other vulnerabilities, such as CVE-2025-57790 (a path traversal vulnerability), to achieve remote code execution.

Description: An issue was discovered in Commvault before 11.36.60. A security vulnerability has been identified that allows remote attackers to inject or manipulate command-line arguments passed to internal components due to insufficient input validation. Successful exploitation results in a valid user session for a low privilege role.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: commvault

Risk scores

CVSS 4.0

Type: Secondary
Base score: 6.9
Impact score: -
Exploitability score: -
Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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
Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.5
Impact score: 2.5
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

cve@mitre.org: CWE-88

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Hype score: 1

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:commvault:commvault:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "7ABD6584-4B5A-49F4-B2FD-B53B4ECAF0C5",
            "versionEndExcluding": "11.36.60"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.