Novastar CX40 NetFilter Utility netconfig popen command injection
Priority LOW 25CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Novastar CX40 up to 2.44.0. Affected is the function system/popen of the file /usr/nova/bin/netconfig of the component NetFilter Utility. The manipulation leads to command injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00989 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novastar | CX40 | 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19; 2.20; 2.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27; 2.28; 2.29; 2.30; 2.31; 2.32; 2.33; 2.34; 2.35; 2.36; 2.37; 2.38; 2.39; 2.40; 2.41; 2.42; 2.43; 2.44 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- CX40 VendorNovastar Affected 2.0; 2.1; 2.2; 2.3; 2.4; 2.5; 2.6; 2.7; 2.8; 2.9; 2.10; 2.11; 2.12; 2.13; 2.14; 2.15; 2.16; 2.17; 2.18; 2.19; 2.20; 2.21; 2.22; 2.23; 2.24; 2.25; 2.26; 2.27; 2.28; 2.29; 2.30; 2.31; 2.32; 2.33; 2.34; 2.35; 2.36; 2.37; 2.38; 2.39; 2.40; 2.41; 2.42; 2.43; 2.44 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-3008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q22h-369v-75m8
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-3008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-3008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q22h-369v-75m8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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