CVE-2025-24962Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated command execution via unsanitized nmap_cmd

Published Feb 3, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025

OS command injection in reNgine 2.2.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through scan engine settings. The nmap scan task builds and executes the configurable nmap_cmd string without first restricting the command prefix or shell metacharacters. A logged-in user who can edit a non-OSINT scan engine and launch a target scan can run commands with the server worker's privileges.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.74%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in reNgine 2.2.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute commands through scan engine settings. The nmap scan task builds and executes the configurable nmap_cmd string without first restricting the command prefix or shell metacharacters. A logged-in user who can edit a non-OSINT scan engine and launch a target scan can run commands with the server worker's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-24962
Published
Feb 3, 2025
Updated
Feb 12, 2025
Vendor
Yogesh Ojha
Product
reNgine
Classifications
CWE-88, CWE-74, CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=<= 2.2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Yogesh Ojha · reNgineversion=<= 2.2.0

Published CVSS scores

8.7GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.3GitHubCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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