# CVE-2025-34093: Polycom HDX Series Telnet Command Injection via lan traceroute

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary root commands via Telnet traceroute input in Polycom HDX devices with Telnet enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 7 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hjrc-rmvc-q9q6

## What is CVE-2025-34093?

CVE-2025-34093 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Polycom HDX Series, published on 10 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in the Polycom HDX Series command shell interface accessible over Telnet. The lan traceroute command in the devcmds console accepts unsanitized input, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary system commands. By injecting shell metacharacters through the traceroute interface, an attacker can achieve remote code execution under the context of the root user. This flaw affects systems where Telnet access is enabled and either unauthenticated access is allowed or credentials are known.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34093?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-34093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-34093 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-34093 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Polycom Shell HDX Series Traceroute Command Execution (metasploit)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-34093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-34093 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Polycom HDX Series, published on 10 Jul 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-34093 exists.

Affected product: Polycom HDX Series. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34093/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-34093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-34093

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34093/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.