RCE in Linksys E5600

CVE-2025-45488

Linksys E5600 v1.1.0.26 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the runtime.ddnsStatus DynDNS function via the mailex parameter.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.111 (95.8th percentile), scored .

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.8% 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-2025-45488: held from 0.111 to 0.111.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.111 · newest: 0.111 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-45488?
CVE-2025-45488 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Linksys E5600, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2025-45488?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.