# CVE-2025-66261: Unauthenticated OS Command Injection (restore_settings.php)

> Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the restore_settings.php endpoint in Mozart FM Transmitters.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q595-fccr-c7x4

## What is CVE-2025-66261?

CVE-2025-66261 is a critical command injection vulnerability in DB Electronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Mozart FM Transmitter, published on 26 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unauthenticated OS Command Injection (restore_settings.php) in DB Electronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Mozart FM Transmitter versions 30, 50, 100, 300, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 3500, 6000, 7000 allows an attacker to perform URL-decoded name parameter passed to exec() allows remote code execution.
The `/var/tdf/restore_settings.php` endpoint passes user-controlled `$_GET["name"]` parameter through `urldecode()` directly into `exec()` without validation or escaping. Attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands using metacharacters (`;`, `|`, `&&`, etc.) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution as the web server user.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-66261?

It affects 22 products.


Products: Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 1000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 100 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 2000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 3000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 300 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 30 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 3500 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 500 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 50 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 6000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Dds Next 7000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 1000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 100 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 2000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 3000 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 300 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 30 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 3500 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 500 Firmware, Dbbroadcast Mozart Next 50 Firmware and 2 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-66261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-66261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-66261 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-66261 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in DB Electronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Mozart FM Transmitter

- [CVE-2025-66253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66253/): Unauthenticated OS Command Injection (start_upgrade.php) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-66255](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66255/): Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (upgrade_contents.php) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-66256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66256/): Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload (patch_contents.php) (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-63228](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63228/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-66259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66259/): Authenticated Root Remote Code Execution through improper filtering of HTTP post request parameters (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-66261 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-66261 is a critical command injection vulnerability in DB Electronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Mozart FM Transmitter, published on 26 Nov 2025. 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-2025-66261 exists.

Affected product: DB Electronica Telecomunicazioni S.p.A. Mozart FM Transmitter. 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-2025-66261/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66261/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66261
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66261
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-66261

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66261/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.