CVE-2025-3460
Onsemi Qcs-Ax3-S5 Firmware
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSummary
CVE-2025-3460 is a high-severity Argument Injection (CWE-88) vulnerability in Onsemi Qcs-Ax3-S5 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.7 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 41% 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 SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — 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.
The Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset contains a local control script named set_tx_pow that is vulnerable to command injection due to improper neutralization of argument delimiters. This issue, tracked as CVE-2025-3460 and classified under CWE-88, affects the chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK and carries a CVSS 7.7 score reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction.
An attacker with the ability to invoke the script locally can inject arbitrary arguments, resulting in high impact to confidentiality and integrity on the affected device while availability remains unaffected. The vulnerability exists in the chipset firmware itself and can be reached without network access or elevated permissions.
Vendor guidance published by onsemi recommends that implementors follow a set of security best practices for the Quantenna chipset, though the CVE record indicates the underlying issue remained unpatched at the time of disclosure. The associated EPSS score has remained low, with a current value of 0.0098 and a peak of 0.0109.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-17411
Vulnerability Data
The Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset ships with a local control script, set_tx_pow, that is vulnerable to command injection. This is an instance of CWE-88, "Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')," and is estimated as a CVSS 7.7…
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(CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). This issue affects Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK, and appears to be unpatched at the time of this CVE record's first publishing, though the vendor has released a best practices guide for implementors of this chipset.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing can discover argument-injection flaws in command-construction code but does not stop their introduction.
Input validation directly stops construction of command strings containing unneutralized delimiters or injected arguments.
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly require proper input validation and command construction to prevent argument injection.
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 can detect argument injection but does not prevent it at the source.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent argument injection.
Application security requirements include explicit rules for safe command-line argument handling and escaping.
Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe command invocation patterns and favor safer APIs.
Secure coding standards explicitly require proper neutralization of command arguments, directly eliminating CWE-88.
Change management can catch unsafe command patterns during reviews but is not a direct mitigation.