CVE-2025-63261

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-20. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

AWStats 8.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the open function

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
36(Track)
EG Risk 36/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
63%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 20, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 4509-1] awstats security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00013.html
generic

AWStats/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl at develop · eldy/AWStats · GitHub

https://github.com/eldy/AWStats/blob/develop/wwwroot/cgi-bin/awstats.pl

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
awstats7.8-2, 7.8-2+deb11u17.8-2+deb11u2—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
awstats7.8-3, 7.8-3+deb12u17.8-3+deb12u2—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
awstats7.9-17.9-1+deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
awstats7.9-1, 8.0-1, 8.0-2, 8.0-3, 8.0-48.0-5—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 26× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 204 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 15:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-17 19:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  15. 2026-09-02 16:38 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-08-21 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-08-16 11:00 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-16 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-08-14 20:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-12 21:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-11 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-11 04:24 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-11 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-10 09:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-09 19:56 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-09 19:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  30. 2026-08-09 06:44 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-09 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-08 16:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-08 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-07 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-07 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-08-06 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-06 01:26 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-06 01:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  44. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-04 10:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-04 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-04 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-02 16:09 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-02 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
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  73. 2026-07-17 07:16 UTCOSV refresh
  74. 2026-07-16 17:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-63261?
CVE-2025-63261 is a high vulnerability published on March 20, 2026. AWStats 8.0 is vulnerable to Command Injection via the open function
When was CVE-2025-63261 disclosed?
CVE-2025-63261 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 20, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-63261 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-63261 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 37.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-63261?
CVE-2025-63261 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-63261?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-63261, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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