Unauthenticated root command execution via login logging
Published Mar 11, 2026 · Updated Mar 11, 2026
OS command injection in Lantronix EDS5000 2.1.0.0R3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root. The HTTP RPC authentication handler in rpc.lua concatenates a submitted username into a failed-login log command and passes the resulting string to os.execute without sanitization. No authentication or user interaction is required; network access to the management endpoint permits complete device control and manipulation of connected serial communications.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Lantronix EDS5000 2.1.0.0R3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root. The HTTP RPC authentication handler in rpc.lua concatenates a submitted username into a failed-login log command and passes the resulting string to os.execute without sanitization. No authentication or user interaction is required; network access to the management endpoint permits complete device control and manipulation of connected serial communications.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-67038
- Published
- Mar 11, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Mar 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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