CVE-2025-52907
Published: 24 September 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-52907 is a high-severity Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) vulnerability in Totolink X6000R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly requires validation of all inputs to the system, preventing command injection and file manipulation exploits stemming from improper input validation in this CVE.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, enabling timely patching of the specific input validation vulnerability in the TOTOLINK X6000R firmware.
Monitors software and firmware integrity to detect unauthorized modifications resulting from successful command injection or file manipulation attacks.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability in the router's web interface enables exploitation of a public-facing application (T1190), command injection facilitating network device CLI execution (T1059.008), and file manipulation allowing network device configuration dumps (T1602.002).
NVD Description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in TOTOLINK X6000R allows Command Injection, File Manipulation.This issue affects X6000R: through V9.4.0cu.1360_B20241207.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-52907 is an Improper Input Validation vulnerability (CWE-20) present in the TOTOLINK X6000R router firmware. It enables command injection and file manipulation attacks. The issue affects X6000R firmware versions through V9.4.0cu.1360_B20241207 and was published on 2025-09-24.
With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), the vulnerability can be exploited over the network with low complexity by unauthenticated attackers. Exploitation requires user interaction, such as a victim accessing a malicious input field or webpage. Successful attacks allow arbitrary command execution and file manipulation on the device, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
Advisories and patches are detailed in the Palo Alto Networks disclosure (PANW-2025-0003) at https://github.com/PaloAltoNetworks/u42-vulnerability-disclosures/blob/main/2025/PANW-2025-0003/PANW-2025-0003.md and the TOTOLINK firmware download page at https://www.totolink.net/home/menu/detail/menu_listtpl/download/id/247/ids/36.html.
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