CVE-2025-34112: Riverbed Technology SteelCentral NetExpress · SQL Injection
Affects Riverbed Technology SteelCentral NetExpressSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · public exploit available (Metasploit) · CVSS 10.0 Critical.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 2.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 86% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: evidence found.
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Riverbed Technology SteelCentral NetExpress | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the affected endpoints and limit authenticated user privileges to reduce the risk of exploitation. Monitor vendor communications closely for updates and apply patches promptly once released.
Description
An authenticated multi-stage remote code execution vulnerability exists in Riverbed SteelCentral NetProfiler and NetExpress 10.8.7 virtual appliances. A SQL injection vulnerability in the '/api/common/1.0/login' endpoint can be exploited to create a new user account in the appliance database. This user can then trigger a command injection vulnerability in the '/index.php?page=licenses' endpoint to execute arbitrary commands. The attacker may escalate privileges to root by exploiting an insecure sudoers configuration that allows the 'mazu' user to execute arbitrary commands as root via SSH key extraction and command chaining. Successful exploitation allows full remote root access to the virtual appliance.
References
- exploit-db.com/exploits/40108 (opens in a new tab)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/riverbed_netprofiler_netexpress_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)
- support.riverbed.com/content/support/software/steelcentral-npm/net-profiler.html (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/riverbed-steel-central-net-profiler-net-express-rce (opens in a new tab)