What is CVE-2025-57789?

CVE-2025-57789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Commvault Commcell, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-57789?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Commvault Commcell

CVE-2025-57789

During the brief window between installation and the first administrator login, remote attackers may exploit the default credential to gain admin control. This is limited to the setup phase, before any jobs have been configured.

Published 2025-08-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Commvault Commcell — versions 11.32.0, 11.36.0
Commvault

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-257 — Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

References

050066fd-a2f9-4f32-ab5d-4c53f48bc333 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57789?: CVE-2025-57789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Commvault Commcell, classified under Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-57789?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.