CVE-2022-25597 ASUS RT-AC86U - Command Injection

High 8.8 Published 7 Apr 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

An unauthenticated LAN attacker can execute arbitrary commands and disrupt service via command injection in the LPD service of ASUS RT-AC86U routers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-25597?

CVE-2022-25597 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in ASUS RT-AC86U, published on 7 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ASUS RT-AC86U’s LPD service has insufficient filtering for special characters in the user request, which allows an unauthenticated LAN attacker to perform command injection attack, execute arbitrary commands and disrupt or terminate service.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25597?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Asus Rt-Ac86u Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-25597?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25597 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2022-25597 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25597 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xvrf-q22w-5f48.