RCE in Awstats
CVE-2025-63261
AWStats 8.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the open function
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.010 (60.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Awstats — versions 7.9
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 11.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Product)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-63261?
- CVE-2025-63261 is a high-severity vulnerability in Awstats, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-03-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-63261?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.