CVE-2025-22996

Stored XSS via unneutralized desc value

Published Jan 14, 2025 · Updated Jan 15, 2025

Stored XSS in the spf_table_content component of Linksys E5600 Router 1.1.0.26 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts. The component stores the crafted desc value and later renders it as executable HTML without neutralizing script content. Exploitation requires low-privilege access from an adjacent network and a victim to open the affected page; the script can read or alter browser-accessible data.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in the spf_table_content component of Linksys E5600 Router 1.1.0.26 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts. The component stores the crafted desc value and later renders it as executable HTML without neutralizing script content. Exploitation requires low-privilege access from an adjacent network and a victim to open the affected page; the script can read or alter browser-accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-22996
Published
Jan 14, 2025
Updated
Jan 15, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 15, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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