Exploitation Summary
CVE-2025-57789 has a Nuclei detection template available — see the Nuclei card below for the Shodan/FOFA recon queries.
Description
During the brief window between installation and the first administrator login, remote attackers may exploit the default credential to gain admin control. This is limited to the setup phase, before any jobs have been configured.
Nuclei Templates (1)
Commvault Initial Administrator Login Process Vulnerability
MEDIUMVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK,watchtowr
Shodan:
http.favicon.hash:-542502280
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Scores
CVSS v3
5.4
EPSS
0.0654
EPSS Percentile
91.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-257
Status
published
Products (1)
commvault/commvault
< 11.36.60
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026