What is CVE-2025-57790?

CVE-2025-57790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Commvault Commcell, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-20.

How severe is CVE-2025-57790?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-57790 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Commvault Commcell

CVE-2025-57790

A security vulnerability has been identified that allows remote attackers to perform unauthorized file system access through a path traversal issue. The vulnerability may lead to remote code execution.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.194 (97.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.168 · newest: 0.194 · change: +0.026

Affected products

Commvault Commcell — versions 11.32.0, 11.36.0
Commvault

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-36 — Absolute Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57790?: CVE-2025-57790 is a high-severity vulnerability in Commvault Commcell, classified under Absolute Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-57790?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-57790 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.