CVE-2025-34116 IPFire < 2.19 Core Update 101 proxy.cgi RCE
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via the proxy.cgi interface in IPFire, requiring an upgrade to the latest core update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-34116?
CVE-2025-34116 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IPFire, published on 15 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A remote command execution vulnerability exists in IPFire before version 2.19 Core Update 101 via the 'proxy.cgi' CGI interface. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands through crafted values in the NCSA user creation form fields, leading to command execution with web server privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-34116?
How do I fix CVE-2025-34116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-34116 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-2025-34116 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-34116 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gx74-wv49-wwfv.