CVE-2025-9120 RCE vulnerability has been discovered in OpenText™ Carbonite Safe Server Backup.
An attacker can execute arbitrary code via code injection in OpenText Carbonite Safe Server Backup through an open port.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9120?
CVE-2025-9120 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in OpenText™ Carbonite Safe Server Backup, published on 24 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in OpenText™ Carbonite Safe Server Backup allows Code Injection.
The vulnerability could be exploited through an open port, potentially allowing unauthorized access.
This issue affects Carbonite Safe Server Backup: through 6.8.3.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9120?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-9120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7w2h-4285-9pwr.