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CVE-2025-48501VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-48501: Nimesa Backup and Recovery · OS Command Injection

Affects Nimesa Backup and RecoverySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 70% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Jul 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Nimesa Nimesa Backup and RecoveryAffected
  • =2.3
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation steps should include isolating vulnerable Nimesa Backup and Recovery servers from untrusted networks to reduce exposure. Network-level controls such as firewall rules should restrict access to management interfaces to trusted IP addresses only. Organizations should monitor network traffic and system logs for suspicious command execution or anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. Until official patches are released, consider deploying application-layer filtering or input validation proxies to sanitize inputs to the backup software if feasible. Regular backups of backup configurations and critical data should be maintained offline to enable recovery in case of compromise. Organizations should also engage with Nimesa support channels to obtain patches or workarounds as soon as they become available. Conducting vulnerability scans and penetration tests focused on this vulnerability can help identify exposed instances. Finally, ensure that all backup servers run with the least privileges necessary to limit the potential damage from exploitation.

Description

An OS command injection issue exists in Nimesa Backup and Recovery v2.3 and v2.4. If this vulnerability is exploited, an arbitrary OS commands may be executed on the server where the product is running.

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