CVE-2025-57789

Vulnerability in Initial Administrator Login Process

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2025 at 03:22 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorCommvaultCommCell

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

During the brief window between installation and the first administrator login, remote attackers may exploit the default credential to gain admin control. This is limited to the setup phase, before any jobs have been configured.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 11.36.60
Affected range stops below 11.36.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
11.32.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.32.10111.36.0 ≤ v ≤ 11.36.5911.32.011.36.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

Vendor Advisory
Source: 050066fd-a2f9-4f32-ab5d-4c53f48bc333
https://documentation.commvault.com/securityadvisories/CV_2025_08_4.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-257

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