CVE-2025-63261

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 61.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-03-20 00:00Z5 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-03-25 22:10Z5 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-10-27

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

1ff7161ef9a62999951fbb7693a1c708a0fde3623b17c7cb2376d2bc7903f287

• github.comhttps://github.com/eldy/AWStats/blob/develop/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl
• pentest-tools.comhttps://pentest-tools.com/PTT-2025-021-Code-Execution-in-AWStats.pdf
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00013.html