CVE-2025-41721
Sauter: Command Injection
Description
A high privileged remote attacker can influence the parameters passed to the openssl command due to improper neutralization of special elements when adding a password protected self-signed certificate.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 22, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 22, 2025, 9:12 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-41721
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | 270ccfa6-a436-4e77-922e-914ec3a9685c | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Validate all user-supplied certificate parameters.
- Ensure proper escaping of special characters.
- Implement input validation for openssl commands.
- Restrict privileges for openssl operations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-41721.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sauter.csaf-tp.certvde.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/vde-2025-060.json |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-41721 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-41721
weaknesses.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A high privileged remote attacker can influence the parameters passed to the openssl command due to improper neutralization of special elements when adding a password protected self-signed certificate. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-77 Added Reference https://sauter.csaf-tp.certvde.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/vde-2025-060.json