Authenticated command execution via unchecked Hostname processing
Published Aug 11, 2025 · Updated Aug 11, 2025
OS command injection in Linksys RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000, and RE9000 allows remote authenticated users to run commands. The /goform/setWan handler's sub_3517C function stores an unchecked Hostname value through nvram_bufset, and the um_red processing path later inserts that value into an operating-system command. A valid web-management session is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands with the device web service's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Linksys RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000, and RE9000 allows remote authenticated users to run commands. The /goform/setWan handler's sub_3517C function stores an unchecked Hostname value through nvram_bufset, and the um_red processing path later inserts that value into an operating-system command. A valid web-management session is required, and successful exploitation runs attacker-supplied commands with the device web service's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-8830
- Published
- Aug 11, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Vendor
- Linksys
- Product
- RE6250
- Classifications
- CWE-78, CWE-77, T1059.004
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=20250801
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Public exploit references
- Linksys setWan Hostname command-injection PoCfunctional · demonstrated
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