CVE-2025-5000 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting Linksys FGW3000-AH and FGW3000-HK devices up to firmware version 1.0.17.000000. This flaw resides in the HTTP POST Request Handler, specifically within the control_panel_sw function of the /cgi-bin/sysconf.cgi file, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the 'filename' argument. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Although not yet observed in active exploitation, exploit details have been publicly disclosed, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0.17.000000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:fgw3000-ah_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.0.17.000000CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linksys:fgw3000-hk_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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