CVE-2025-10589

8.8 HIGH

📋 TL;DR

This CVE describes an OS command injection vulnerability in N-Partner's N-Reporter, N-Cloud, and N-Probe products. Authenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary operating system commands on affected servers. Organizations using these products are at risk of server compromise.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • N-Reporter
  • N-Cloud
  • N-Probe
Versions: All versions prior to patches
Operating Systems: Linux-based systems where these products are deployed
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Requires authenticated access, but default configurations may be vulnerable if authentication is enabled.

⚠️ Manual Verification Required

This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.

Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).

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Recommended Actions:
  1. Review the CVE details at NVD
  2. Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
  3. Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
  4. Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution

⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Complete server takeover leading to data theft, lateral movement, ransomware deployment, or persistent backdoor installation.

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Likely Case

Unauthorized data access, service disruption, or installation of cryptocurrency miners or botnet clients.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact due to network segmentation, least privilege configurations, and command execution restrictions.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH
🏢 Internal Only: HIGH

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: LIKELY
Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No
Complexity: LOW

Command injection vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once authentication is bypassed or obtained.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Check vendor advisory for specific patched versions

Vendor Advisory: https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-10387-b8a4e-2.html

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Review the vendor advisory at the provided URL
2. Download and apply the latest patches from N-Partner
3. Restart affected services
4. Verify the patch was successfully applied

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Network Segmentation

linux

Restrict network access to affected systems to only trusted IP addresses

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -s [TRUSTED_IP] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [PORT] -j DROP

Least Privilege Service Account

linux

Run the affected services under a non-root, restricted user account

useradd -r -s /bin/false npartner_user
chown -R npartner_user:npartner_user /path/to/application

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network access controls to limit exposure
  • Monitor for suspicious command execution patterns and authentication attempts

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check if running affected N-Partner products and review version against vendor advisory

Check Version:

Check product documentation or configuration files for version information

Verify Fix Applied:

Verify the installed version matches or exceeds the patched version specified by the vendor

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • Unusual command execution patterns in system logs
  • Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful login
  • Process execution from web service accounts with unusual parameters

Network Indicators:

  • Unexpected outbound connections from affected servers
  • Traffic to known malicious IPs or domains

SIEM Query:

source="*npartner*" AND (event="command_execution" OR cmd="*;*" OR cmd="*|*" OR cmd="*`*" OR cmd="*$(*")

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