What is CVE-2025-3008?

CVE-2025-3008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novastar Cx40, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-31.

How severe is CVE-2025-3008?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

RCE in Novastar Cx40

CVE-2025-3008

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novastar CX40 up to 2.44.0. Affected is the function system/popen of the file /usr/nova/bin/netconfig of the component NetFilter Utility. The manipulation leads to command injection. 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.

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Novastar Cx40 — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-3008?: CVE-2025-3008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Novastar Cx40, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-03-31.
How severe is CVE-2025-3008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.