CVE-2025-25053
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 · uneditedOS command injection vulnerability in the WEB UI (the setting page) exists in Wi-Fi AP UNIT 'AC-WPS-11ac series'. If exploited, an arbitrary OS command may be executed by a remote attacker who can log in to the product.
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 · high confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in the web-based management interface (settings page) of the AC-WPS-11ac series Wi-Fi access point. An authenticated remote attacker can inject malicious OS commands through unsanitized input fields in the web UI, leading to full system compromise with the privileges of the web server process.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify device model and firmware versionAccess the web-based management interface and navigate to the Status or System Information page to view the exact firmware version. Compare this version against vendor release notes or security advisories for CVE-2025-25053 to determine if a patch has been applied.Affected if The device is an AC-WPS-11ac series access point running a firmware version prior to the vendor patch for this vulnerability
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Confirm web management interface is enabledLog into the device admin panel and verify that the web-based management interface is active. Check the Administration or Management settings to confirm the web UI service is running.Affected if The web-based management interface is enabled and accessible
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Verify management interface network exposureReview the device network configuration settings to determine which network interfaces the web management interface is bound to. Check if it listens on WAN-facing interfaces or is restricted to LAN/VLAN only.Affected if The web management interface is exposed to untrusted network interfaces (such as WAN or public networks) rather than being limited to trusted internal networks or VPN-only access
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Assess authentication statusReview the user account configuration in the web UI to determine if strong, unique credentials are in use rather than default factory credentials.Affected if The device uses default credentials or weak authentication, allowing an attacker to gain authenticated access to exploit the command injection flaw
The device is affected if it is an AC-WPS-11ac series access point with an unpatched firmware version, has the web management interface enabled, and is either exposed to untrusted networks or uses weak authentication that could allow an authenticated attacker to reach the vulnerable settings page.
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 firmware updates when available; otherwise restrict web management interface access to trusted IP addresses or VPN-only networks, and enforce strong authentication credentials to reduce attack surface.
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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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