Novastar CX40 up to 2.44.0 NetFilter Utility /usr/nova/bin/netconfig system/popen command injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Novastar CX40 up to 2.44.0. This impacts the function system/popen of the file /usr/nova/bin/netconfig of the component NetFilter Utility. The manipulation results in command injection. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-3008. In addition, an exploit is available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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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 with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-3008. The exploitability is told to be easy. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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

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Vendor

• Novastar

Name

• CX40

Version

• 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
• 2.44.0

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Accepted

• Submit #524869: Novastar CX40 / NetFilter Utility <=2.44.0 firmwares Command Injection (by ninpwn)

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