Buffer overflow in Linksys Re6250
CVE-2025-9248
A vulnerability was found in Linksys RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001. The impacted element is the function RP_pingGatewayByBBS of the file /goform/RP_pingGatewayByBBS. The manipulation of the argument ssidhex results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from a remote location. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (60.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.010 · change: +0.000
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
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/wudipjq/my_vuln/blob/main/Linksys/vuln_17/17.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.linksys.com/ (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9248?
- CVE-2025-9248 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linksys Re6250, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9248?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-9248 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.