CVE-2025-7850Public exploit

Root command execution via newline-injected private key

Published Oct 21, 2025 · Updated Oct 21, 2025

Command injection in TP-Link Omada, Omada Pro, and Festa Gateways allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root. In the WireGuard Web UI, safeSpecialString() and normal_precheck() retain newlines in the private-key value, and check_key() passes the resulting command to popen(). Administrative portal access is normally required; the injected command grants full gateway control, while undisclosed deployment scenarios remove the credential gate.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability3.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Command injection in TP-Link Omada, Omada Pro, and Festa Gateways allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands as root. In the WireGuard Web UI, safeSpecialString() and normal_precheck() retain newlines in the private-key value, and check_key() passes the resulting command to popen(). Administrative portal access is normally required; the injected command grants full gateway control, while undisclosed deployment scenarios remove the credential gate.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-7850
Published
Oct 21, 2025
Updated
Oct 21, 2025
Vendor
TP-Link Systems Inc.
Product
Omada Gateways
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 21, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <ER8411 1.3.3, ER7412-M2 1.1.0, ER707-M2 1.3.1, ER7206 2.2.2, ER605 2.3.1, ER706W 1.2.1, ER706W-4G 1.2.1, ER7212PC 2.1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

TP-Link Systems Inc. · Omada Gatewaysversion=0 <ER8411 1.3.3, ER7412-M2 1.1.0, ER707-M2 1.3.1, ER7206 2.2.2, ER605 2.3.1, ER706W 1.2.1, ER706W-4G 1.2.1, ER7212PC 2.1.3
TP-Link Systems Inc. · Festa Gatewaysversion=0 <FR365 1.1.10, FR205 1.0.3, FR307 1.2.5
TP-Link Systems Inc. · Omada Pro Gatewaysversion=0 <G36 1.1.4, G611 1.2.2

Published CVSS scores

9.3TP-Link Systems Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H

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Attacks

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter Unix Shell

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