OS command injection in NEC Corporation CLUSTERPRO X for Linux
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
CLUSTERPRO X for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 and EXPRESSCLUSTER X for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2, CLUSTERPRO X SingleServerSafe for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2, EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe for Linux 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 allows an attacker sends specially crafted network packets to the product, arbitrary OS commands may be executed without authentication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Corporation | CLUSTERPRO X for Linux (EXPRESSCLUSTER X for Linux) | 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| NEC Corporation | CLUSTERPRO X SingleServerSafe for Linux (EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe for Linux) | 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CLUSTERPRO X for Linux (EXPRESSCLUSTER X for Linux) VendorNEC Corporation Affected 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- CLUSTERPRO X SingleServerSafe for Linux (EXPRESSCLUSTER X SingleServerSafe for Linux) VendorNEC Corporation Affected 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11546
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxh9-cj4v-cqch
References
More NEC Corporation vulnerabilities
- TI-1999-00042 Command execution via shell metachars in INN daemon (innd) 1.5 using "newgroup" and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13174 XML external entity injection in NEC Corporation ExpressCluster CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-1999-00009 Inverse query buffer overflow in BIND 4.9 and BIND 8 Releases. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2018-08402 NEC Univerge Sv9100 WebPro 6.00.00 devices have Predictable Session IDs that result in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08403 NEC Univerge Sv9100 WebPro 6.00.00 devices have Cleartext Password Storage in the Web UI. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-1999-00205 rpc.ypupdated (NIS) allows remote users to execute arbitrary commands. CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2025-11546 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11546 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hxh9-cj4v-cqch · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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