Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26 runtime.lua pt["pkgsize"] command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file \usr\share\lua\runtime.lua. The manipulation of the argument pt["pkgsize"] leads to command injection. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-29227. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linksys E5600 1.1.0.26. This issue affects an unknown part of the file \usr\share\lua\runtime.lua. The manipulation of the argument pt["pkgsize"] with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Linksys E5600 V1.1.0.26, the \usr\share\lua\runtime.lua file contains a command injection vulnerability in the runtime.pingTest function via the pt["pkgsize"] parameter.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-29227 since 03/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/07/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-7233). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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03/11/2025 🔍
03/21/2025 +10 days 🔍
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06/07/2025 +78 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-29227 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-29227
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300611
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2025 18:20
Updated: 06/07/2025 20:41
Changes: 03/21/2025 18:20 (55), 06/07/2025 20:41 (1)
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