Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-28219

Critical

Published: 28 March 2025

Published
28 March 2025
Modified
02 May 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0171 82.4th percentile
Risk Priority 21 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-28219 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in the Netgear DC112A device running firmware version V1.0.0.64. The issue affects the usb_adv.cgi component, where the "deviceName" parameter passed to a binary via a POST request lacks proper input validation, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity with network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit it to gain full control over the device by crafting malicious POST requests to usb_adv.cgi.

A technical analysis of the vulnerability is documented in a PDF available at https://github.com/IdaJea/IOT_vuln_1/blob/master/DC112A_V1.0.0.64/sub_69600.pdf. No official advisories or patches are referenced in the provided information.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-78

Affected Products

netgear
dc112a firmware
1.0.0.64

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
Why these techniques?

OS command injection in public-facing usb_adv.cgi enables remote unauthenticated exploitation of the web application (T1190) and direct execution of arbitrary Unix shell commands (T1059.004).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

References