# CVE-2025-60696: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit a stack buffer overflow in Linksys RE7000 routers to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-562c-8635-386g

## What is CVE-2025-60696?

CVE-2025-60696 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linksys Re7000 Firmware, published on 13 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the makeRequest.cgi binary of Linksys RE7000 routers (Firmware FW_v2.0.15_211230_1012). The arplookup function parses lines from /proc/net/arp using sscanf("%16s ... %18s ..."), storing results into buffers v6 (12 bytes) and v7 (20 bytes). Since the format specifiers allow up to 16 and 18 bytes respectively, oversized input can overflow the buffers, resulting in stack corruption. Local attackers controlling /proc/net/arp contents can exploit this issue to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-60696?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linksys Re7000 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-60696?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-60696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-60696 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-60696 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linksys Re7000 Firmware

- [CVE-2024-25852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25852/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-60696 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-60696 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linksys Re7000 Firmware, published on 13 Nov 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-60696 exists.

Affected product: Linksys Re7000 Firmware. 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-2025-60696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60696/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-60696
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-60696
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-60696

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-60696/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.