Critical 9.3Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Apr 22, 2025

CVE-2025-34028Commvault Command Center Innovation Release <= 11.38.25 Unathenticated Install Package Path Traversal

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:00 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since May 2, 2025; federal agencies had to remediate by May 23, 2025. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

The Commvault Command Center Innovation Release allows an unauthenticated actor to upload ZIP files that represent install packages that, when expanded by the target server, are vulnerable to path traversal vulnerability that can result in Remote Code Execution via malicious JSP. This issue affects Command Center Innovation Release: 11.38.0 to 11.38.20. The vulnerability is fixed in 11.38.20 with SP38-CU20-433 and SP38-CU20-436 and also fixed in 11.38.25 with SP38-CU25-434 and SP38-CU25-438.

CVSS: 9.3 CRITICAL (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22, CWE-306
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV May 2, 2025; federal remediation due May 23, 2025Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 97.60% (percentile 100)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Nov 29, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Commvault Command Center Innovation Release commvault:command_center_innovation_release (from the name)	from 11.38.0 through 11.38.25	CNA record
commvault commvault commvault:commvault	from 11.38.0 before 11.38.20	NVD

References

https://documentation.commvault.com/securityadvisories/CV_2025_04_1.htmlvendor-advisory
https://labs.watchtowr.com/fire-in-the-hole-were-breaching-the-vault-commvault-remote-code-execution-cve-2025-34028/exploit, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-Commvault-PreAuth-RCE-CVE-2025-34028exploit
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/commvault-command-center-innovation-release-unauthenticated-install-package-path-traversalthird-party-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-34028us-government-resource

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