RCE in Publiccms

CVE-2025-57516

OS Command injection vulnerability in PublicCMS PublicCMS-V5.202506.a, and PublicCMS-V5.202506.b allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted DATABASE, USERNAME, or PASSWORD variables to the backupDB.bat file.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (65.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-57516: held from 0.011 to 0.011.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Publiccms — versions 5.202506.a, 5.202506.b

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57516?
CVE-2025-57516 is a high-severity vulnerability in Publiccms, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2025-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-57516?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-57516 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.