CVE-2025-69269
Published: 12 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69269 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Broadcom Dx Netops Spectrum. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 39.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-10 directly mitigates OS command injection (CWE-78) by requiring validation and neutralization of special elements in inputs before they are used in OS commands.
SI-2 requires timely remediation of known flaws, directly addressing CVE-2025-69269 through patching as specified in the Broadcom advisory.
RA-5 ensures vulnerabilities like CVE-2025-69269 are identified via scanning and remediated based on risk, preventing exploitation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
OS Command Injection in a network-accessible service enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) to execute arbitrary OS commands via command interpreters (T1059).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum on Windows, Linux allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects DX NetOps Spectrum: 23.3.6 and earlier.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-69269 is an improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command, classified as an OS Command Injection vulnerability (CWE-78), affecting Broadcom DX NetOps Spectrum versions 23.3.6 and earlier on both Windows and Linux platforms. Published on 2026-01-12, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), marking it as a critical issue due to its potential for severe impact.
The vulnerability enables exploitation over the network with low complexity, requiring no privileges, authentication, or user interaction. Attackers can remotely inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands on the affected system, potentially leading to complete compromise with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation guidance and patch information are detailed in the Broadcom security advisory available at https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/36756.
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