Lantronix Device Installer Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Lantronix Device installer is vulnerable to XML external entity (XXE) attacks in configuration files read from the network device. An attacker could obtain credentials, access these network devices, and modify their configurations. An attacker may also gain access to the host running the Device Installer software or the password hash of the user running the application.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2jx2-cgj2-48wc
References
More Lantronix vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41112 Lantronix EDS5000, G520, and X300 OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2021-04926 OS command injection in Lantronix CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-04937 Stack-based buffer overflow in Lantronix CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-55403 Lantronix Autonomous Out-of-Band Devices Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via snprintf Path Truncation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2021-04928 OS command injection in Lantronix CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2021-04917 OS command injection in Lantronix CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
Sources
- CVE-2025-4338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2jx2-cgj2-48wc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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