CVE-2025-63213
Published: 19 November 2025
Description
The QVidium Opera11 device (firmware version 2.9.0-Ax4x-opera11) is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to improper input validation on the /cgi-bin/net_ping.cgi endpoint. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted GET request with a malicious parameter…
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to inject arbitrary commands. These commands are executed with root privileges, allowing attackers to gain full control over the device. This poses a significant security risk to any device running this software.
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly mitigates the improper input validation flaw (CWE-20) in the /cgi-bin/net_ping.cgi endpoint that enables command injection and RCE.
Requires timely flaw remediation through firmware patching or updates to eliminate the specific RCE vulnerability in version 2.9.0-Ax4x-opera11.
Enforces network boundary protections such as firewalls or WAFs to block unauthorized remote access to the vulnerable CGI endpoint.
Security SummaryAI
CVE-2025-63213 is a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the QVidium Opera11 device running firmware version 2.9.0-Ax4x-opera11. It arises from improper input validation (CWE-20) in the /cgi-bin/net_ping.cgi endpoint, earning 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). Published on 2025-11-19, the flaw allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands directly on the device.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By sending a specially crafted GET request with a malicious parameter to the vulnerable endpoint, the attacker triggers command injection executed with root privileges, resulting in full control over the device and significant security risks to affected systems.
Advisories and further details are available through referenced sources, including the vendor site at https://qvidium.tv/, a proof-of-concept repository at https://github.com/shiky8/my--cve-vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-63213_QVidium%20Opera11%20RCE, and an analysis at https://undercodetesting.com/zero-day-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-qvidium-opera11-remote-code-execution-rce-exploit/. These provide exploit demonstrations but no specific patch or mitigation steps are detailed in the initial CVE description.
Details
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Affected Products
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unauthenticated RCE via command injection in public-facing CGI endpoint (/cgi-bin/net_ping.cgi) directly enables T1190 (Exploit Public-Facing Application) and facilitates T1059.004 (Unix Shell) execution with root privileges.