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CVE-2025-14542
Vulnerability in utcp (CVE-2025-14542)
Summary
vulnerability in utcp (CVE-2025-14542). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.1.0` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2025-14542** has been found in utcp.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade utcp to **1.1.0** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "utcp CVE-2025-14542" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-14542 (utcp) — CWE-501 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `1.1.0` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-501) exists in utcp.
📍 Affected scope
utcp — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.1.0**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'utcp' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'utcp' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `utcp` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade utcp to 1.1.0ステージング環境で 1.1.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
utcp
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References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14542
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-75mj-4g74-9rg2
- package https://pypi.org/project/utcp
- web https://github.com/universal-tool-calling-protocol/python-utcp/commit/2dc9c02df72cad3770c934959325ec344b441444
- web https://github.com/universal-tool-calling-protocol/python-utcp
- web https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/python-utcp-untrusted-manual-command-execution-jfsa-2025-001648329