---
id: CVE-2025-23170
title: >-
  The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to
  initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box
summary: >-
  The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to
  initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via
  Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable
  to command injection…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-77
published: '2025-06-19'
updated: '2026-09-03'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23170'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security-portal.versa-networks.com/emailbulletins/68526bc7dc94d6b9f2faf717
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: >-
      https://support.versa-networks.com/support/solutions/articles/23000024323-release-21-2-3
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: >-
      https://support.versa-networks.com/support/solutions/articles/23000025680-release-22-1-2
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: >-
      https://support.versa-networks.com/support/solutions/articles/23000026033-release-22-1-3
    label: support@hackerone.com
  - url: >-
      https://support.versa-networks.com/support/solutions/articles/23000026708-release-22-1-4
    label: support@hackerone.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0059
epssPercentile: 0.45885
ingestedAt: '2026-09-03T18:06:39.452Z'
---

## Overview

The Versa Director SD-WAN orchestration platform includes functionality to initiate SSH sessions to remote CPEs and the Director shell via Shell-In-A-Box. The underlying Python script, shell-connect.py, is vulnerable to command injection through the user argument. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. 

Exploitation Status: 

Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.  

Workarounds or Mitigation: 

There are no workarounds to disable the GUI option. Versa recommends that Director be upgraded to one of the remediated software versions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.