Advisory Details

December 10th, 2025

IceWarp14 X-File-Operation Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-25-1072
ZDI-CAN-27394

CVE ID CVE-2025-14500
CVSS SCORE 9.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS IceWarp
AFFECTED PRODUCTS IceWarp
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS IceWarp has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.icewarp.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/40040980098705-EPOS-Update-2-build-9-14-2-0-9
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2025-09-26 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2025-12-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2025-12-10 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Oscar Bataille
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