[HIGH] CVE-2025-14601 — CVSS 8.6 (August 20, 2026)

A HIGH-severity vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-14601 has been published on August 20, 2026 with a CVSS base score of 8.6. This security advisory provides a detailed breakdown of the vulnerability, its potential impact, weakness classification, and actionable steps to protect your systems.

Vulnerability Details

CVE ID: CVE-2025-14601
Severity: HIGH
CVSS Score: 8.6
Published: August 20, 2026
Weakness (CWE): CWE-676

Technical Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in vsDesk allows an authenticated attacker with administrative privileges to execute arbitrary operating system commands due to insufficient input filtering. An attacker can exploit this flaw to disrupt web server operations, expose sensitive data, or potentially achieve full server compromise. Apply patch from vendor https://vsdesk.ru/ . Versions 14.0101 and on have the patch.

Potential Impact

If exploited, this high-severity vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause significant damage to affected systems. Organizations running affected software should treat this as a priority remediation item.

Recommended Action

No official patch is available yet. Until one is released:

1. Monitor the official NVD page and vendor channels for patch announcements.
2. Restrict access to the affected system or service where possible.
3. Apply network-level mitigations such as firewall rules or WAF policies.
4. Enable logging and alerting for anomalous activity related to this vulnerability.
5. Review your incident response plan in case of active exploitation.

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References

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