Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2025-14500IceWarp14 X-File-Operation Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity OS command injection in IceWarp from IceWarp. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.7% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

IceWarp14 X-File-Operation Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IceWarp. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the X-File-Operation header. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27394.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IceWarp	IceWarp	14.2.0.5

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-25-1072 x_research-advisory