Vulnerability · Published Nov 27, 2025 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2025-59302Apache CloudStack: Potential remote code execution on Javascript engine defined rules

Medium 4.7

In plain English

A medium-severity code injection in Apache CloudStack from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In Apache CloudStack improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection') vulnerability is found in the following APIs which are accessible only to admins. * quotaTariffCreate * quotaTariffUpdate * createSecondaryStorageSelector * updateSecondaryStorageSelector * updateHost * updateStorage This issue affects Apache CloudStack: from 4.18.0 before 4.20.2, from 4.21.0 before 4.22.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions 4.20.2 or 4.22.0, which contain the fix. The fix introduces a new global configuration flag, js.interpretation.enabled, allowing administrators to control the interpretation of JavaScript expressions in these APIs, thereby mitigating the code injection risk.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache CloudStack 4.18.0 – before 4.20.24.21.0 – before 4.22.0

Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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