How severe is CVE-2025-9972?

CVE-2025-9972 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-9972 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (81st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-9972?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-9972 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-9972 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-29700.

When was CVE-2025-9972 published?

CVE-2025-9972 was published on 2025-09-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-9972

CVE-2025-9972 is a critical-severity vulnerability with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-78.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v4: 9.3
EPSS exploit prediction: 2% (81st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-29700
Weakness: CWE-78
Published: 2025-09-17
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Certain models of Industrial Cellular Gateway developed by Planet Technology have an OS Command Injection vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands and execute them on the device.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-9972?: Certain models of Industrial Cellular Gateway developed by Planet Technology have an OS Command Injection vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands and execute them on the device.
How severe is CVE-2025-9972?: CVE-2025-9972 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-9972 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 2% (81st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9972?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-9972 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-9972 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-29700.
When was CVE-2025-9972 published?: CVE-2025-9972 was published on 2025-09-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

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