OS command injection in ASUS Router
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
An OS command injection vulnerability in the web management interface of certain ASUS router models allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary system commands via a crafted parameter. Refer to the 'Security Update for ASUS Router Firmware' section on the ASUS Security Advisory for more information.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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-2025-15101
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x6h5-48q8-5528
References
Advisory 1
More Asus Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-06420 Information disclosure in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2018-06419 Information disclosure in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-15101 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-15101 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x6h5-48q8-5528 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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