XSS in Linksys E5600

CVE-2025-22997

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the prf_table_content component of Linksys E5600 Router Ver. 1.1.0.26 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the desc parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 21.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22997: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22997?
CVE-2025-22997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys E5600, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-01-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-22997?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-22997 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.