Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-63261
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity OS command injection in the awstats package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 33.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
AWStats 8.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the open function
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | awstats | 7.8-3+deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Debian:13 | awstats | 7.9-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Debian:14 | awstats | 8.0-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | awstats | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | awstats | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | awstats | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | awstats | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-63261 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | awstats | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-63261 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H