Actively exploited · Published Sep 19, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-48703
Critical 9.0 Exploited
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in CentOS Web Panel from centos-webpanel. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 4, 2025). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 99.7% (higher than 99.9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei, public proof-of-concept code. Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA guidance
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 25, 2025.
Official description
CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) before 0.9.8.1205 allows unauthenticated remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the t_total parameter in a filemanager changePerm request. A valid non-root username must be known.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| centos-webpanel | CentOS Web Panel | 0 – before 0.9.8.1205 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H