CVE-2025-66620 (GCVE-0-2025-66620)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 20:08 – Updated: 2026-01-07 20:16
VLAI?
Title
Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer Command Shell in Externally Accessible Directory
Summary
An unused webshell in MicroServer allows unlimited login attempts, with sudo rights on certain files and directories. An attacker with admin access to MicroServer can gain limited shell access, enabling persistence through reverse shells, and the ability to modify or remove data stored in the file system.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-553 - Command Shell in Externally Accessible Directory
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Weather Systems | MicroServer |
Affected:
0 , < MS_4.1_14142
(custom)
|
Credits
UsrPacific/Columbia Weather Systems reported these vulnerabilities to CISA.
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Nomenclature
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