Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-67840

RCE in Cohesity Tranzman 4.0

Published
03 March 2026
Modified
05 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.037 89th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2025-67840 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Cohesity Tranzman. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 11% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV 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.

CVE-2025-67840 describes multiple authenticated OS command injection vulnerabilities (CWE-78) in the Cohesity (formerly Stone Ram) TranZman 4.0 web application, affecting API endpoints including the Scheduler and Actions pages from Build 14614 through the patch TZM_1757588060_SEP2025_FULL.depot. The appliance directly concatenates user-controlled parameters into system commands without sufficient sanitization. Published on 2026-03-03, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

An authenticated administrator can exploit these vulnerabilities by intercepting legitimate requests, such as those during job creation or execution, using a proxy to modify parameters and inject shell metacharacters. This enables execution of arbitrary OS commands with root privileges, resulting in remote code execution on the appliance. The flaws completely bypass the CLISH restricted shell confinement, leading to full system compromise.

Advisory details and proof-of-concept exploits are documented by researcher Greg Durys in a GitHub repository at https://github.com/GregDurys/Cohesity-TranZman-CVEs and a related gist at https://gist.github.com/GregDurys/ef7fc6a36646df927374bba8e7279270. The Cohesity website at https://cohesity.com serves as an additional reference, though the vulnerabilities persist in Release 4.0 Build 14614 including the latest tested patch TZM_1757588060_SEP2025_FULL.depot.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Multiple authenticated OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the Cohesity (formerly Stone Ram) TranZman 4.0 Build 14614 through TZM_1757588060_SEP2025_FULL.depot web application API endpoints (including Scheduler and Actions pages). The appliance directly concatenates user-controlled parameters into system commands without sufficient sanitisation,…

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allowing an authenticated admin user to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges. An attacker can intercept legitimate requests (e.g. during job creation or execution) using a proxy and modify parameters to include shell metacharacters, achieving remote code execution on the appliance. This completely bypasses the intended CLISH restricted shell confinement and results in full system compromise. The vulnerabilities persist in Release 4.0 Build 14614 including the latest patch (as of the time of testing) TZM_1757588060_SEP2025_FULL.depot.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-63911Same product: Cohesity Tranzman
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CVE-2025-63912Same product: Cohesity Tranzman
CVE-2025-63910Same product: Cohesity Tranzman
CVE-2025-8628Shared CWE-78
CVE-2024-22836Shared CWE-78
CVE-2023-25826Shared CWE-78
CVE-2026-65590Shared CWE-78
CVE-2026-72880Shared CWE-78
CVE-2024-28125Shared CWE-78

Affected Assets

cohesity
tranzman
4.0

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

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 mostly match
prevents

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.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

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.

finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References