CVE-2025-0636 Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in Ericsson RAN Compute and Site Controller

High 8.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Ericsson RAN Compute and Site Controller devices via OS command injection in EMCLI.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-0636?

CVE-2025-0636 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ericsson RAN Compute (all BB versions), published on 13 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

EMCLI contains a high severity vulnerability where improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command could be exploited leading to Arbitrary Code Execution.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0636?

How do I fix CVE-2025-0636?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0636 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2025-0636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-0636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w279-p4m3-85cc.

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