RCE in Minidvblinux

CVE-2025-25038

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in MiniDVBLinux version 5.4 and earlier. The system’s web-based management interface fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it to operating system commands. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as the root user, potentially compromising the entire device. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-04-10 UTC.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.053 (91.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25038?
CVE-2025-25038 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Minidvblinux, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2025-25038?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.