CVE-2025-23170

Published Jun 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

Exploitation Status:

Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.

Workarounds or Mitigation:

There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-18674 The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers. Workarounds or Mitigation: There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Versa-networks
Versa-networks versa Director
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:21.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:21.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:22.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:22.1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:22.1.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:22.1.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Versa-networks
Versa-networks versa Director
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-77
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers. Workarounds or Mitigation: There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
hackerone
Published
Updated
Jun 23, 2025, 4:05 PM
Reserved
Jan 12, 2025, 1:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jun 19, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Sep 3, 2026, 6:21 PM