CVE-2025-41699
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 · uneditedAn low privileged remote attacker with an account for the Web-based management can change the system configuration to perform a command injection as root, resulting in a total loss of confidentiality, availability and integrity due to improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection').
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 confidenceA code injection vulnerability exists in the web-based management interface where a low-privileged authenticated user can manipulate system configuration parameters to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges. The vulnerability stems from improper control of code generation, allowing the attacker to inject OS commands through the web interface.
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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 if Web-based management interface is exposedCheck network exposure of web management ports (common ports: 80, 443, 8080, 8443) using 'netstat -tuln | grep -E ':(80|443|8080|8443)\s'' or review firewall rulesAffected if The Web-based management interface is accessible from untrusted networks
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Determine authentication requirements for the management interfaceReview user authentication mechanisms and privilege levels configured for the web management interface. Check user role assignments in /etc/* or through the admin panelAffected if Low-privilege users can authenticate to the web management interface
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Locate system configuration parameters in the web interfaceAccess the web management interface and navigate to system configuration sections (network settings, system commands, diagnostics). Look for fields that accept system values like hostnames, paths, or IP addressesAffected if Configuration parameters accept user-supplied values without visible input validation
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Test for command injection in configuration parametersInsert command separators (; or | or &&) followed by a harmless test command (e.g., 'echo test' or 'id') into configuration fields. Submit the form and observe if the test command executes in the response or logsAffected if User-supplied input in configuration fields is executed as system commands
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Verify privilege level of executed commandsIf command injection is confirmed, check if injected commands run as root by examining process ownership or using 'whoami' in the injected payloadAffected if Commands injected by low-privilege users execute with root or elevated privileges
A defender is affected if their web-based management interface is accessible (even to low-privilege users) and configuration parameters allow arbitrary command execution with root privileges.
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 dataRestrict web management access to trusted users only, implement strict input validation and sanitization on all configuration parameters, and apply vendor patches when available. Consider network segmentation to limit exposure of the management interface.
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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-2025-41699 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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