RCE in Linksys Re6250
CVE-2025-5438
A vulnerability was found in Linksys RE6500, RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function WPS of the file /goform/WPS. The manipulation of the argument PIN leads to command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. 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: 0.232 (97.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Linksys Re6250 — versions 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002
- Linksys Re6250_firmware — versions 1.0.04.001
- Linksys Re6300 — versions 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002
- Linksys Re6300_firmware — versions 1.2.07.001
- Linksys Re6350 — versions 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002
- Linksys Re6350_firmware — versions 1.0.04.001
- Linksys Re6500 — versions 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002
- Linksys Re6500_firmware — versions 1.0.013.001
- Linksys Re7000 — versions 1.0.013.001, 1.0.04.001, 1.0.04.002
- Linksys Re7000_firmware — versions 1.1.05.003
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5438?
- CVE-2025-5438 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Re6250, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-06-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5438?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5438 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.