CVE-2025-9253 HIGH

CVE-2025-9253: Linksys RE6250/RE6300/RE6350/RE6500/RE7000/RE9000 RP_doSpecifySiteSurvey stack-based overflow

Vendor Linksys
Product RE6250
Weakness CWE-121
Published August 20, 2025
Last update August 21, 2025

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A security vulnerability has been detected 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. Affected by this issue is the function RP_doSpecifySiteSurvey of the file /goform/RP_doSpecifySiteSurvey. The manipulation of the argument ssidhex leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 20, 2025 CVE published
August 21, 2025 Record updated