CVE-2025-0676
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThis vulnerability involves command injection in tcpdump within Moxa products, enabling an authenticated attacker with console access to exploit improper input validation to inject and execute systems commands. Successful exploitation could result in privilege escalation, allowing the attacker to gain root shell access and maintain persistent control over the device, potentially disrupting network services and affecting the availability of downstream systems that rely on its connectivity.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in tcpdump within Moxa products allows authenticated attackers with console access to exploit improper input validation to inject and execute arbitrary system commands, leading to privilege escalation from authenticated user to root shell access.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Moxa product in useIdentify the device/product model and verify it is a Moxa-branded product running affected softwareAffected if The device is a Moxa product and is within the affected product family for this CVE
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Verify tcpdump is installed and accessibleCheck if the tcpdump binary exists on the system (e.g., which tcpdump or locate tcpdump) and note its permissionsAffected if tcpdump is present and executable by authenticated users on the system
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Assess console access configurationReview console access settings and determine whether unauthenticated or unauthorized users can access the console/terminal interfaceAffected if Console access is available to authenticated users without sufficient isolation or restrictions
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Check current user privilege levelDetermine the current user context and their baseline privileges (e.g., whoami, id, sudo -l if applicable)Affected if The current user is an authenticated non-root user who could potentially escalate privileges
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Review system for command injection indicatorsExamine system logs, command history, and network traffic captures for anomalous tcpdump invocations or unexpected command executionsAffected if Evidence exists of arbitrary commands being executed through tcpdump or suspicious tcpdump usage patterns
A user is affected if they are running a Moxa product with tcpdump enabled, where authenticated console access is available to untrusted users, allowing potential privilege escalation to root.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor-supplied patches when available; if patches are unavailable, restrict console access to trusted personnel only and implement network segmentation to limit exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-0676 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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