Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-65115 is a high-severity External Control of File Name or Path (CWE-73) vulnerability in Hitachi (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 48th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — 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.
CVE-2025-65115 is a remote code execution vulnerability (CWE-73) affecting multiple JP1/IT Desktop Management products on Windows, including JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager and JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director. Vulnerable versions of JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager span from 13-50 before 13-50-02, 13-11 before 13-11-04, 13-10 before 13-10-07, 13-01 before 13-01-07, 13-00 before 13-00-05, 12-60 before 12-60-12, and 10-50 through 12-50-11. The same ranges apply to JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director, while legacy products such as Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager (10-50 through 10-50-11), JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager and Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management - Manager (09-50 through 10-10-16), JP1/NETM/DM Manager and Client (09-00 through 10-20-02), and Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager and Client (09-00 through 09-51-13) are also impacted.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit it over the network with low attack complexity and without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high-impact outcomes, including unauthorized remote code execution with high effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Hitachi's security advisory (https://www.hitachi.com/products/it/software/security/info/vuls/hitachi-sec-2026-118/index.html) addresses the issue, with mitigation achieved by updating to patched versions beyond the specified vulnerable ranges, such as 13-50-02 or later for JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-209255
Vulnerability Data
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager on Windows, JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director on Windows, Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager on Windows, JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager on Windows,…
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Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management - Manager on Windows, JP1/NETM/DM Manager on Windows, JP1/NETM/DM Client on Windows, Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager on Windows, Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client on Windows.This issue affects JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager: from 13-50 before 13-50-02, from 13-11 before 13-11-04, from 13-10 before 13-10-07, from 13-01 before 13-01-07, from 13-00 before 13-00-05, from 12-60 before 12-60-12, from 10-50 through 12-50-11; JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Operations Director: from 13-50 before 13-50-02, from 13-11 before 13-11-04, from 13-10 before 13-10-07, from 13-01 before 13-01-07, from 13-00 before 13-00-05, from 12-60 before 12-60-12, from 10-50 through 12-50-11; Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management 2 - Manager: from 10-50 through 10-50-11; JP1/IT Desktop Management - Manager: from 09-50 through 10-10-16; Job Management Partner 1/IT Desktop Management - Manager: from 09-50 through 10-10-16; JP1/NETM/DM Manager: from 09-00 through 10-20-02; JP1/NETM/DM Client: from 09-00 through 10-20-02; Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Manager: from 09-00 through 09-51-13; Job Management Partner 1/Software Distribution Client: from 09-00 through 09-51-13.
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Mitigating Controls
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V5.3.2
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Input validation directly rejects or sanitizes untrusted path strings before they reach filesystem operations.
Enforces authorization checks on the actual resource accessed, blocking unauthorized files even when a malicious path is supplied.
Least-privilege limits the set of files or directories any subject can affect, shrinking the blast radius of a path-control flaw.
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.
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.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and path-handling controls that directly prevent external file/path manipulation.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against untrusted input influencing file operations.
Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe path construction but do not prescribe concrete file-name controls.
Secure coding standards require canonicalization, allow-listing, and bounds checks on file paths, directly eliminating CWE-73.
Security testing can detect path-traversal issues but does not itself implement preventive controls.
Information access restriction limits which files can be reached, indirectly reducing impact of path manipulation.