IceWarp X-File-Operation command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in IceWarp. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component X-File-Operation Handler. This manipulation causes command injection. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-14500. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in IceWarp (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component X-File-Operation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

IceWarp14 X-File-Operation Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of IceWarp. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the X-File-Operation header. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-27394.

It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-14500. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-205006) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0471). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • IceWarp EPOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/20/2026 +71 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-25-1072
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-14500 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14500
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335851
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0471 - IceWarp EPOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2025 07:42
Updated: 02/20/2026 14:51
Changes: 12/11/2025 07:42 (50), 12/25/2025 06:11 (12), 12/31/2025 00:41 (1), 02/20/2026 14:51 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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