Vulnerability · CVE-2025-23170
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box.
Published Jun 18, 2025 · catalog updated Jun 23, 2025 · Versa Director
Last checked Oct 28, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-23170. EPSS is 0.60%. Act only if a listed version of Versa Director is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
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- Severity
- Medium6.7
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.60%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- vendor Versa Director 22.1.4 ≤22.1.4
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers. Workarounds or Mitigation: There are no workarounds to d
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- vendor Versa Director 22.1.4 ≤22.1.422.1.4 ≤22.1.4
How to fix CVE-2025-23170
No stored fix
No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.
Version check
Seen in 22.1.4 ≤22.1.4
Advisory
Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-23170. EPSS is 0.60%. Act only if a listed version of Versa Director is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with Versa Director 22.1.4 ≤22.1.4 22.1.4 ≤22.1.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.60%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 18, 2025 · EUVD
Detected
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported i
Jun 23, 2025 · EUVD
Updated
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. Exploitation Status: Versa Networks is not aware of any reported i
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-23170
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-23170
30-day exploitation probability 0.60%
first.org - EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-18674
The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an
euvd.enisa.europa.eu
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 28, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.
- FIRST EPSSOct 28, 2026
- CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
- EUVDOct 20, 2026