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CVE-2025-54469: SUSE neuvector · OS Command Injection

Affects SUSE neuvectorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.9 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.9Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubneuvector/neuvectorpkg:github/neuvector/neuvectorOther threatsAffected
  • =5.3.0
  • =5.4.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-54469, organizations should immediately upgrade to patched versions of SUSE NeuVector once available. In the interim, restrict the ability to set or modify the environment variables CLUSTER_RPC_PORT and CLUSTER_LAN_PORT within enforcer containers. Implement strict container runtime policies to limit environment variable injection and enforce least privilege for container processes. Employ container security best practices such as running containers with minimal privileges, using read-only file systems, and isolating critical containers. Monitor container logs and behavior for anomalous command executions or unexpected environment variable changes. Additionally, consider deploying runtime security tools capable of detecting command injection attempts and restricting popen or shell command executions. Coordinate with SUSE for official patches and advisories and apply them promptly.

Description

A vulnerability was identified in NeuVector, where the enforcer used environment variables CLUSTER_RPC_PORT and CLUSTER_LAN_PORT to generate a command to be executed via popen, without first sanitising their values. The entry process of the enforcer container is the monitor process. When the enforcer container stops, the monitor process checks whether the consul subprocess has exited. To perform this check, the monitor process uses the popen function to execute a shell command that determines whether the ports used by the consul subprocess are still active. The values of environment variables CLUSTER_RPC_PORT and CLUSTER_LAN_PORT are used directly to compose shell commands via popen without validation or sanitization. This behavior could allow a malicious user to inject malicious commands through these variables within the enforcer container.

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