RCE in Linksys Re6250
CVE-2025-8818
A vulnerability has been found in Linksys RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000 and RE9000 up to 20250801. Affected by this issue is the function setDFSSetting of the file /goform/setLan. The manipulation of the argument lanNetmask/lanIp leads to os command injection. The attack may 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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.077 (94.0th 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 20250801
- Linksys Re6250_firmware — versions 1.0.04.001
- Linksys Re6300 — versions 20250801
- Linksys Re6300_firmware — versions 1.2.07.001
- Linksys Re6350 — versions 20250801
- Linksys Re6350_firmware — versions 1.0.04.001
- Linksys Re6500 — versions 20250801
- Linksys Re6500_firmware — versions 1.0.013.001
- Linksys Re7000 — versions 20250801
- 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 (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8818?
- CVE-2025-8818 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linksys Re6250, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8818?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8818 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.