Vulnerability in Linksys E2500 (CVE-2025-44654)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linksys E2500 (CVE-2025-44654). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In Linksys E2500 3.0.04.002, the chroot_local_user option is enabled in the vsftpd configuration file. This could lead to unauthorized access to system files, privilege escalation, or use of the compromised server as a pivot point for internal network attacks.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-44654 has been found in Linksys E2500.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linksys E2500 CVE-2025-44654" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-44654 (Linksys E2500) — CWE-284 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-284) exists in Linksys E2500.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linksys E2500.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linksys E2500 を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web cve@mitre.org