CVE-2025-48703
RCE in Control-Webpanel Webpanel ≤ 0.9.8.1205
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-48703 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Control-Webpanel Webpanel. Its CVSS base score is 9.0 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 0.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CWP, also known as Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel, versions prior to 0.9.8.1205 contain an OS command injection vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-48703 and CWE-78. The flaw resides in the filemanager changePerm handler, where unauthenticated attackers can supply shell metacharacters through the t_total parameter to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system.
An attacker who knows any valid non-root username can send a crafted HTTP request to the affected endpoint and obtain remote code execution with the privileges of the web server process. The CVSS 9.0 score reflects the combination of network accessibility, lack of required authentication, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the affected scope.
The official changelog at control-webpanel.com and the detailed analysis at fenrisk.com both indicate that upgrading to version 0.9.8.1205 or later closes the injection vector. CISA has added the CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirming active exploitation in the wild. The associated EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.7291 and currently stands at 0.6985, underscoring sustained attacker interest following disclosure.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-30324
Vulnerability Data
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.
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 04 November 2025
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.
Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.
Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.
Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.
Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.