CVE-2025-34024: edimax edimax ew-7438rpn mini OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-34024 is a critical (CVSS 9.4) OS Command Injection vulnerability in edimax edimax ew-7438rpn mini. EPSS estimates a 3.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-06-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 14-05-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in the Edimax EW-7438RPn firmware version 1.13 and prior via the mp.asp form handler. The /goform/mp endpoint improperly handles user-supplied input to the command parameter. An authenticated attacker can inject shell commands using shell metacharacters to achieve arbitrary command execution as the root user. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-09-14 UTC.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.