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TI-2025-18710 Aliases CVE-2025-25038GHSA-r3xp-pwxv-p43m

MiniDVBLinux Root Command Injection

Priority HIGH 81CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
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 exists in MiniDVBLinux version 5.4 and earlier. The system’s web-based management interface fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it to operating system commands. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as the root user, potentially compromising the entire device. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on 2024-04-10 UTC.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0555 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MiniDVBLinuxMiniDVBLinuxup to 5.4—No fix listedCNA
  • MiniDVBLinux VendorMiniDVBLinux Affected up to 5.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:minidvblinux:minidvblinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.4VulnerableMiniDVBLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:minidvblinux:minidvblinux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4 Vulnerable ·MiniDVBLinux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25038
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3xp-pwxv-p43m

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-30057 MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Unauthenticated Root Password Change via System Setup CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2022-26148 MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Remote Root Command Execution via commands.sh CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-30059 MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Unauthenticated Live Stream Disclosure via tv_action.sh CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-30058 MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability via About Page CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-30056 MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Unauthenticated Configuration Download via Backup Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2023-30060 MiniDVBLinux 5.4 Simple VideoDiskRecorder Protocol Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9

Sources

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