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CVE-2025-6265: Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware · Path Traversal

Affects Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmwareSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 49% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Jul 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately audit and restrict administrative access to Zyxel NWA50AX PRO devices, ensuring that only trusted personnel can authenticate with administrator privileges. Network segmentation and access controls should be enforced to limit exposure of management interfaces. Monitoring and logging of administrative actions can help detect suspicious activity. Since no official patches are currently available, organizations should contact Zyxel for firmware updates and apply them promptly once released. As a temporary measure, disable or restrict access to the vulnerable file_upload-cgi CGI program if possible. Employ strong password policies and multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of credential compromise. Regular backups of device configurations should be maintained to enable rapid recovery in case of file deletion or device misconfiguration. Finally, consider deploying network intrusion detection systems tuned to detect anomalous file access or deletion attempts on these devices.

Description

A path traversal vulnerability in the file_upload-cgi CGI program of Zyxel NWA50AX PRO firmware version 7.10(ACGE.2) and earlier could allow an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to access specific directories and delete files, such as the configuration file, on the affected device.

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