CVE-2025-57789

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-57789?

Upgrade commvault to 11.36.60 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2025-57789 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-57789 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-57789?

CVE-2025-57789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2025-57789 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for commvault (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

5.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

During the brief window between installation and the first administrator login, remote attackers may exploit the default credential to gain admin control. This is limited to the setup phase, before any jobs have been configured.

CWE-257

How to fix

Remediation Available

commvaultNVD

Affected:< 11.36.60Fixed in:11.36.60CVE-2025-57789derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

documentation.commvault.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-257 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2026-20128	High	7.5	6.9%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-23382	Medium	6.5	3.1%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-1010241	Medium	6.5	1.5%	-	-
CVE-2024-32151	Medium	5.9	1.3%	-	-
CVE-2021-27485	High	7.5	1.2%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-0220	Medium	6.8	1.2%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-57789?

Upgrade commvault to 11.36.60 or later.

Is CVE-2025-57789 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-57789 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-57789?

CVE-2025-57789 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-57789 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for commvault (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-09-10.