Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-28039

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 22 April 2025

Published
22 April 2025
Modified
29 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0263 86.0th percentile
Risk Priority 21 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-28039 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink Ex1200T Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, ranked in the top 14.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

TOTOLINK EX1200T firmware version V4.1.2cu.5232_B20210713 contains a pre-authentication remote command execution vulnerability in the setUpgradeFW function, triggered through the FileName parameter. The issue is tracked as CVE-2025-28039 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8 and is classified under CWE-78 as an instance of OS command injection.

An unauthenticated attacker with network access can supply a crafted FileName value to the affected endpoint and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device. Successful exploitation yields full control over the router, including the ability to read, modify, or delete data and to disrupt device operation.

The EPSS score for this CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0748 on 2026-02-16 before receding to its current value of 0.0263, indicating measurable post-disclosure exploitation interest. Public references consist of technical write-ups hosted on a Notion site that describe the vulnerability but do not include vendor patch or mitigation guidance.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

TOTOLINK EX1200T V4.1.2cu.5232_B20210713 was found to contain a pre-auth remote command execution vulnerability in the setUpgradeFW function through the FileName parameter.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

totolink
ex1200t firmware
4.1.2cu.5232_b20210713

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

References