CVE-2025-52548 Enabling SSH and Shellinabox on the vulnerable machine
An attacker with admin access can enable hidden SSH and Shellinabox services to gain remote OS access on E3 Site Supervisor Control devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-52548?
CVE-2025-52548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Copeland LP E3 Supervisory Control, published on 2 Sep 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
E3 Site Supervisor Control (firmware version < 2.31F01) contains a hidden API call in the application services that enables SSH and Shellinabox, which exist but are disabled by default. An attacker with admin access to the application services can utilize this API to enable remote access to the underlying OS.
Weakness: CWE-1242
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-52548?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Copeland E3 Supervisory Controller Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-52548?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-52548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-52548 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-52548 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Copeland LP E3 Supervisory Control
- CVE-2025-6519 Consistent predictable generation of the password for the default admin user "ONEDAY" to the application services
- CVE-2025-52549 Predictable root linux password generation
- CVE-2025-52544 Arbitrary read file from the filesystem
- CVE-2025-52547 DoS to the application services
- CVE-2025-52550 Firmware upgrade packages are unsigned
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pf3m-qw97-hpvm.