Root command execution via unsanitized tftp arguments
Published Jun 8, 2025 · Updated Jun 10, 2025
Argument injection in onsemi Quantenna Wi-Fi chipsets using SDK 8.0.0.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute commands as root. The router_command.sh put_file_to_qtn branch expands its second, third, and fourth arguments directly into a tftp command without sanitizing injected delimiters. Remote unauthenticated exploitation requires an end product that leaves qcsapi RPC enabled; successful execution permits full chipset control.
Summary
What happened
Argument injection in onsemi Quantenna Wi-Fi chipsets using SDK 8.0.0.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute commands as root. The router_command.sh put_file_to_qtn branch expands its second, third, and fourth arguments directly into a tftp command without sanitizing injected delimiters. Remote unauthenticated exploitation requires an end product that leaves qcsapi RPC enabled; successful execution permits full chipset control.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-32456
- Published
- Jun 8, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 10, 2025
- Vendor
- onsemi
- Product
- Quantenna Wi-Fi chipsets
- Classifications
- CWE-88, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=8.0.0.28
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- qcsapi_sockrpc put_file_to_qtn command-injection exampleproof of concept · demonstrated
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Technologies
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