CVE-2025-52690
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 · uneditedSuccessful exploitation of the vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root, potentially leading to the loss of confidentiality, integrity, availability, and full control of the access point.
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 command injection vulnerability in access point firmware allows unauthenticated or authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges, achieving full device compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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 access point firmware versionAccess the access point's web interface, CLI (SSH/telnet console), or administrative panel to retrieve the installed firmware version. Document the exact version string.Affected if Firmware version is unpatched (compare against vendor security advisories once available)
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Verify management interface network exposureReview network infrastructure (firewall, router, switch configs) to determine if the access point's management interface (typically HTTP port 80, HTTPS port 443, or vendor-specific ports) is accessible from untrusted networks such as the internet or guest VLANs.Affected if Management interface is directly exposed to untrusted or external networks without firewall filtering
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Confirm remote management feature statusIn the access point's administrative settings, locate options labeled 'Remote Management', 'TR-069', 'CWMP', 'Cloud Management', 'SSH Access', or similar remote access features. Check whether any are enabled.Affected if Remote management or command execution features are enabled and reachable from untrusted networks
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Inspect for indicators of compromiseReview access point logs, running processes, and configuration files for unexpected administrative accounts, unfamiliar scheduled tasks, unusual command execution entries, or modified startup scripts.Affected if Log entries or system state show evidence of unauthorized command execution or unexpected system modifications
The device is affected if it runs unpatched firmware AND has its management interface or remote management features exposed to untrusted networks, enabling potential command injection exploitation.
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 firmware patches or updates to the access point; if no patch exists, restrict network access to management interfaces and disable untrusted remote management capabilities.
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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-2025-52690 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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