# CVE-2025-15471: TRENDnet TEW-713RE formFSrvX os command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the SZCMD argument in the formFSrvX endpoint of the discontinued TRENDnet TEW-713RE.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 18 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8pp7-gcvr-f245

## What is CVE-2025-15471?

CVE-2025-15471 is a critical command injection vulnerability in TRENDnet TEW-713RE, published on 6 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was detected in TRENDnet TEW-713RE 1.02. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /goformX/formFSrvX. The manipulation of the argument SZCMD results in os command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor confirms: "The product in question TEW-731RE for CVE-2025-15471 has been discontinued and end of life since October 23, 2020. We no longer provide support for this product, so we are not able to confirm the vulnerabilities. We will make an announcement on the website product support page and notify customers who registered their products with us." This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15471?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trendnet Tew-713re Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-15471?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15471 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-15471 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15471 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in TRENDnet TEW-713RE

- [CVE-2026-5183](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5183/): TRENDnet TEW-713RE addRouting sub_421494 command injection (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-5184](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5184/): TRENDnet TEW-713RE setSysAdm command injection (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-15471 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-15471 is a critical command injection vulnerability in TRENDnet TEW-713RE, published on 6 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15471 exists.

Affected product: TRENDnet TEW-713RE. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15471/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15471/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15471
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15471
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-15471

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-15471/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.