CVE-2025-5438: Linksys RE6500/RE6250/RE6300/RE6350/RE7000/RE9000 WPS command injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-5438 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Injection vulnerability in linksys re6250. EPSS estimates a 25.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 02-06-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-06-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Linksys RE6500, RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WPS of the file /goform/WPS. The manipulation of the argument PIN leads to command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

• CWE-74Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.