PatchTheCVECVE-2025-25038: An OS command injection vulnerability exists in MiniDVBLinux version 5.4 and earlier
CVE-2025-25038 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting minidvblinux. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
An OS command injection vulnerability exists in MiniDVBLinux version 5.4 and earlier. The system’s web-based management interface fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it to operating system commands. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands as the root user, potentially compromising the entire device. Exploitation evidence was observed by the Shadowserver Foundation on
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- EPSS top 7%: very likely to be exploited
- Public exploit reference
- CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
- On your watchlist
A fixed release or distro patch exists.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.8 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 5.5% (top 7%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| Published | 2025-06-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score
Am I affected?
Timeline
- Published CVE record published
- Updated Record last modified
Exact fixes by distribution
Public exploits and detection
Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.
- Write-up: www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51096
- Write-up: www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5717.php
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.
Quick answers
How do I fix CVE-2025-25038?
minidvblinux: upgrade to newer than 5.4. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2025-25038 being exploited?
CVE-2025-25038 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.
What does CVE-2025-25038 affect?
CVE-2025-25038 affects minidvblinux. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). An OS command injection vulnerability exists in MiniDVBLinux version 5.4 and earlier. The system’s web-based management interface fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before passing it to operating system commands. A remote unauth
How urgent is CVE-2025-25038?
Priority 76/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 7%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference; CISA SSVC: automatable with total technical impact; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action; On your watchlist
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