CVE-2023-25649

Root command execution via unvalidated LED parameter

Published Aug 25, 2023 · Updated Oct 2, 2024

Command injection in ZTE MF286R firmware CR_LVWRGBMF286RV1.0.0B04 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The SET_DEVICE_LED handler passes an insufficiently validated request parameter into a system call. Exploitation requires network adjacency and authenticated access, and injected commands execute with root privileges.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability1.86%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in ZTE MF286R firmware CR_LVWRGBMF286RV1.0.0B04 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands. The SET_DEVICE_LED handler passes an insufficiently validated request parameter into a system call. Exploitation requires network adjacency and authenticated access, and injected commands execute with root privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-25649
Published
Aug 25, 2023
Updated
Oct 2, 2024
Vendor
ZTE Corporation
Product
MF286R
Classifications
CWE-77, T1059
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 25, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=cr_lvwrgbmf286rv1.0.0b04
  2. Affected versionversion=CR_LVWRGBMF286RV1.0.0B04

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

ZTE Corporation · MF286Rversion=cr_lvwrgbmf286rv1.0.0b04; version=CR_LVWRGBMF286RV1.0.0B04

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8ZTE CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6.8Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

Public exploit references

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