What is CVE-2025-48703?
CWP (aka Control Web Panel or CentOS Web Panel) before 0.9.8.1205 allows unauthenticated remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the t_total parameter in a filemanager changePerm request. A valid non-root username must be known.
The record classifies CVE-2025-48703 under weakness class CWE-78. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 405 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 9 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 99.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2025-11-04, federal remediation deadline 2025-11-25 — used in known ransomware campaigns
- Threadlinqs priority
- 10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
- Published
- 2025-09-19, last modified 2026-02-26
Is CVE-2025-48703 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2025-48703 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-11-04, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2025-11-25 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2025-48703 is publicly available. 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. A ProjectDiscovery Nuclei detection template exists (http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-48703.yaml). It currently carries a trending score of 50 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- Skynoxk/CVE-2025-48703 (github)
- itstarsec/CVE-2025-48703 (github)
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- centos-webpanel: CentOS Web Panel
How to fix CVE-2025-48703
Because CVE-2025-48703 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2025-11-25. No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2025-48703 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2025-48703
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2025-48703, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, public proof-of-concept repositories, ProjectDiscovery Nuclei. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .