OS Command Injection in Aviatrix Controller - CVE-2025-2172
Published: June 24, 2025 / Updated: June 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111899
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2172
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Aviatrix Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2025-2172
Install updates from vendor's website.
Aviatrix Controller - addressed in versions 7.1.4208, 7.2.5090, 8.0.0
External References
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/remote-code-execution-aviatrix-controller
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2025/MNDT-2025-0004.md
- https://docs.aviatrix.com/documentation/latest/release-notices/psirt-advisories/psirt-advisories.html#multiple-vulnerabilities-in-aviatrix-controllers