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CVE-2025-9359VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-9359: Linksys RE6250 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Affects Linksys RE6250Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 64% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Linksys RE6250Affected
  • =1.0.013.001
  • =1.0.04.001
  • =1.0.04.002
  • =1.1.05.003
  • =1.2.07.001
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately inventory their network infrastructure to identify any affected Linksys range extender models and firmware versions. Until official patches are available, it is critical to isolate these devices from untrusted networks by restricting management interfaces to trusted internal IP ranges and implementing strict firewall rules to block access to the /goform/RP_checkCredentialsByBBS endpoint. Network segmentation should be enhanced to limit the impact of a compromised device. Monitoring network traffic for unusual requests targeting the vulnerable endpoint can help detect exploitation attempts. Where possible, replace vulnerable devices with updated hardware or alternative products from vendors with active security support. Additionally, organizations should implement network intrusion detection/prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures for this exploit once available. Regularly reviewing vendor communications for updates and applying patches promptly when released is essential to long-term mitigation.

Description

A weakness has been identified in Linksys RE6250, RE6300, RE6350, RE6500, RE7000 and RE9000 1.0.013.001/1.0.04.001/1.0.04.002/1.1.05.003/1.2.07.001. This issue affects the function RP_checkCredentialsByBBS of the file /goform/RP_checkCredentialsByBBS. This manipulation of the argument ssidhex/pwd causes stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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