CVE-2025-34028

Commvault Command Center Innovation Release <= 11.38.25 Unathenticated Install Package Path Traversal

CVSS 4.0 Critical 9.3Known exploited (CISA KEV)

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

Description

The Commvault Command Center Innovation Release allows an unauthenticated actor to upload ZIP files that represent install packages that, when expanded by the target server, are vulnerable to path traversal vulnerability that can result in Remote Code Execution via malicious JSP. This issue affects Command Center Innovation Release: 11.38.0 to 11.38.20. The vulnerability is fixed in 11.38.20 with SP38-CU20-433 and SP38-CU20-436 and also fixed in 11.38.25 with SP38-CU25-434 and SP38-CU25-438.

Key data

CVSS 4.0 Critical 9.3

Score published by VulnCheck in the CVE record.

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

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements: None
The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality: Low
Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality: Low
Limited effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity: High
Serious or total effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability: High
Serious or total effect on other systems' availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No measurable action is needed to get around the system's built-in security controls. The attack is repeatable.
Attack requirements	None	The attack works without any special deployment or execution conditions.
Privileges required	None	No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Vulnerable system: confidentiality	Low	Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Vulnerable system: integrity	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Vulnerable system: availability	High	Serious or total effect on availability.
Subsequent systems: confidentiality	Low	Limited effect on other systems' data secrecy.
Subsequent systems: integrity	High	Serious or total effect on other systems' data trustworthiness.
Subsequent systems: availability	High	Serious or total effect on other systems' availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.97555 (97.6% probability)
Percentile: 99.9%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: Commvault Command Center Path Traversal Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: May 2, 2025
Federal due date: May 23, 2025

CISA assessment as of May 2, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Commvault Command Center Innovation Release
- affected: 11.38.0 up to 11.38.25

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

documentation.commvault.com/securityadvisories/CV_2025_04_1…vendor-advisory
labs.watchtowr.com/fire-in-the-hole-were-breaching-the-vaul…exploit
github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Commvault-PreAuth-RCE…exploit
vulncheck.com/advisories/commvault-command-center-innovatio…third-party-advisory

Timeline

ID reservedApr 15, 2025
Record publishedApr 22, 2025
Added to CISA KEVMay 2, 2025
Record last updatedNov 29, 2025

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