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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2022-25075 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink A3000Ru Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2022-25075 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting the TOTOLink A3000RU router running firmware version V5.9c.2280_B20180512. The flaw resides in the Main function and permits arbitrary operating-system command execution when attacker-controlled input is processed through the QUERY_STRING parameter.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue remotely without user interaction. Successful exploitation yields full control over the device, allowing arbitrary command execution that can result in confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts consistent with the CVSS 9.8 rating.
Public references consist of proof-of-concept details hosted on GitHub; no vendor advisory, firmware patch, or official mitigation guidance is referenced in the supplied information. The EPSS score stands at 0.4209 with an identical recorded peak, indicating sustained exploitation interest but without a documented post-disclosure rise from a low baseline.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-29819
Vulnerability Data
TOTOLink A3000RU V5.9c.2280_B20180512 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the "Main" function. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the QUERY_STRING parameter.
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Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation and sanitization of untrusted QUERY_STRING input to block OS command injection (CWE-78).
Enforces authentication and authorization checks before the Main function processes any QUERY_STRING parameter, eliminating the unauthenticated attack vector.
Enables monitoring of web-interface inputs and resulting process execution to identify command-injection attempts or anomalous shell activity.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.
Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.