CVE-2025-5446 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability affecting multiple Linksys RE series Wi-Fi extenders (RE6500, RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE7000, RE9000). This flaw, residing in the RP_checkCredentialsByBBS function, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the 'pwd' argument. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not yet observed in active exploitation, exploit details have been publicly disclosed, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high likelihood of future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.04.002CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re9000_firmware:1.0.04.002:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.04.001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re6250_firmware:1.0.04.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.2.07.001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re6300_firmware:1.2.07.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.04.001CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re6350_firmware:1.0.04.001:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.05.003CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:re7000_firmware:1.1.05.003:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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