CVE-2025-54403 Command injection in WGR-500
An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Planet WGR-500 routers via a crafted network request to the swctrl functionality.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54403?
CVE-2025-54403 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Planet WGR-500, published on 7 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple OS command injection vulnerabilities exist in the swctrl functionality of Planet WGR-500 v1.3411b190912. A specially crafted network request can lead to arbitrary command execution. An attacker can send a network request to trigger these vulnerabilities.This command injection is related to the `new_password` request parameter.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54403?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Planet Wgr-500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54403?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54403 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-2025-54403 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54403 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Planet WGR-500
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mx8c-v3w5-7p24.