CVE-2025-4032
MEDIUMA vulnerability was found in inclusionAI AWorld up to 8c257626e648d98d793dd9a1a950c2af4dd84c4e. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function subprocess.run/subprocess.Popen…
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Description
A vulnerability was found in inclusionAI AWorld up to 8c257626e648d98d793dd9a1a950c2af4dd84c4e. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function subprocess.run/subprocess.Popen of the file AWorld/aworld/virtual_environments/terminals/shell_tool.py. The manipulation leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product does not use versioning. This is why information about affected and unaffected releases are unavailable.
Affected Products
aworldinclusionaiDetection & mitigation playbook
Vendor / applianceDetect
Inventory every inclusionai aworld deployment and check each version against the affected-products list above. Because the exploit targets the running system rather than your application code, also watch for remote code execution at the network and runtime layer — O3 flags the exploit behaviour from runtime telemetry and egress traffic even before a vulnerable build is confirmed.
Remediation status
No patch has shipped for CVE-2025-4032 yet — track the inclusionai aworld advisory for a fixed release and apply the workarounds below in the meantime.
Mitigate without a patch
Cut exposure now: restrict the management/admin interface to trusted networks, segment the device, and apply the vendor's recommended configuration mitigations and any WAF/IPS signature. O3's runtime protection blocks the exploit chain at execution, holding the line on unpatched or end-of-life systems until you can patch.
How O3 protects you
O3 detects and blocks CVE-2025-4032 exploitation at runtime: eBPF exploit-chain detection, plus L7 egress monitoring that catches the post-exploitation callback and severs the attacker's outbound channel.
Tailored to CVE-2025-4032. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2025-4032 being exploited in your environment?
O3's eBPF runtime sensors and L7 egress monitoring detect and block the CVE-2025-4032 exploit chain at execution — protecting unpatched and end-of-life systems until the vendor patch is applied.