CVE-2025-34093
What it is
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the Polycom HDX Series command shell interface accessible over Telnet. The lan traceroute command in the devcmds console accepts unsanitized input, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary system commands. By injecting shell metacharacters through the traceroute interface, an attacker can achieve remote code execution under the context of the root user. This flaw affects systems where Telnet access is enabled and either unauthenticated access is allowed or credentials are known.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-78 · OS command injection
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/misc/polycom_hdx_traceroute_exec.rb
- https://staaldraad.github.io/2017/11/12/polycom-hdx-rce/
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/polycom-hdx-series-telnet-rce
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200312205144/http://support.polycom.com/content/dam/polycom-support/global/documentation/securityadvisory-remotecodeexecutionon-hdx-v0.3-hotfix-release.pdf
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24494