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.

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)

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Linksys E5600
Linksys E5600_firmware — versions 1.1.0.26
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Broken Link)

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.