CVE-2025-53695
Published: 28 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-53695 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Githubusercontent (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.4 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 17.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-53695 is an OS command injection vulnerability, tracked as CWE-78, that affects the web application component of iSTAR Ultra products. The flaw resides in firmware handling and permits an authenticated user to inject operating system commands through the web interface.
An attacker who already possesses valid credentials can exploit the issue over the network with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants the attacker root-level access to the device firmware, resulting in complete control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
The single available reference is a disclosure text hosted on GitHub; it contains no public advisory text, patch details, or mitigation guidance. The associated EPSS score remains flat at 0.0162 with no material increase after publication, indicating limited observed exploitation interest to date.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-22904
Vulnerability details
OS Command Injection in iSTAR Ultra products web application allows an authenticated attacker to gain even more privileged access ('root' user) to the device firmware.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.