CVEs / CVE-2025-34028
CVE-2025-34028: Commvault Command Center Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 2 May 2025
- critical 10 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 97.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Commvault Command Center contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Commvault Command Center Innovation Release | from 11.38.0, up to and including 11.38.25 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 2 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 23 May 2025 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 10 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-22, CWE-306 |
References
- CVE-2025-34028 on NVD
- CVE-2025-34028 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://documentation.commvault.com/securityadvisories/CV_2025_04_1.html (cited by CISA)
- https://documentation.commvault.com/securityadvisories/CV_2025_04_1.html Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Commvault-PreAuth-RCE-CVE-2025-34028 Exploit
- https://labs.watchtowr.com/fire-in-the-hole-were-breaching-the-vault-commvault-remote-code-execution-cve-2025-34028/ Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/commvault-command-center-innovation-release-unauthenticated-install-package-path-traversal Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-34028 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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