CVE-2025-46579Network attack vector

Command execution via unneutralized DDE expressions

Published Apr 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2025

DDE injection in ZTE GoldenDB allows remote authenticated users to execute commands when a user opens a crafted downloaded file. An unspecified GoldenDB interface writes attacker-supplied DDE expressions into a downloaded file without neutralizing the expressions. Exploitation requires high-privilege access to the network interface and a recipient to download and open the file, after which commands run in that user's context.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DDE injection in ZTE GoldenDB allows remote authenticated users to execute commands when a user opens a crafted downloaded file. An unspecified GoldenDB interface writes attacker-supplied DDE expressions into a downloaded file without neutralizing the expressions. Exploitation requires high-privilege access to the network interface and a recipient to download and open the file, after which commands run in that user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-46579
Published
Apr 27, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2025
Vendor
ZTE Corporation
Product
GoldenDB
Classifications
CWE-94, CAPEC-242, T1204.002
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 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=6.1.03 <=6.1.03.10
  2. Affected versionversion=7.2.01.01
  3. Affected versionversion=Lite7.2.01.01

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

ZTE Corporation · GoldenDBversion=6.1.03 <=6.1.03.10; version=7.2.01.01; version=Lite7.2.01.01

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4ZTE CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CAPEC-242Code Injection
T1204.002Malicious File

Public exploit references

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