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CVE-2025-52361VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-52361: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 13% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation steps include auditing and restricting permissions on the /etc/init.d/lighttpd script to ensure it is writable only by root or trusted administrators. Organizations should implement strict local access controls to prevent unauthorized users from gaining authenticated local access to the device. Network segmentation should be employed to isolate the affected devices from sensitive or critical network segments, limiting potential lateral movement. Monitoring and logging local access attempts and changes to critical scripts can help detect exploitation attempts. If possible, disable or restrict unnecessary interactions with the device that trigger the script execution until a vendor patch is available. Engage with AK-Nord or device vendors to obtain firmware updates or patches addressing this vulnerability. Additionally, consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) on these devices to alert on unauthorized file modifications. Finally, review and enforce strong authentication mechanisms for local access to reduce the risk of unauthorized exploitation.

Description

Insecure permissions in the script /etc/init.d/lighttpd in AK-Nord USB-Server-LXL Firmware v0.0.16 Build 2023-03-13 allows a locally authenticated low-privilege user to execute arbitrary commands with root privilege via editing this script which is executed with root-privileges on any interaction and on every system boot.

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