OS command injection in IceWarp
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
IceWarp14 X-File-Operation Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IceWarp. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the X-File-Operation header. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27394.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14500
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hh2-7xfx-422q
References
Other 1
More IceWarp vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20749 IceWarp Mail Server v10.4.5 was discovered to contain a local file inclusion (LFI)… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-01363 Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in IceWarp Mail Server before 11.2 allow… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-09404 IceWarp Mail Server through 10.4.4 is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability via… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-36801 IceWarp Server 10.2.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) via the meta parameter. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-23189 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Sign-In page of IceWarp WebClient 10.3.5… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-21651 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Webmail Calendar in IceWarp 10.3.1 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-14500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7hh2-7xfx-422q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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