PatchTheCVECVE-2025-3461: The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default
CVE-2025-3461 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.1) affecting qhs710 firmware, qsr10ga firmware, qsr10gu firmware. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.
The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 pra
Why this priority
- Critical severity
- Public exploit reference
- Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.
Risk facts
| CVSS score | 9.1 (Critical) |
| Attack vector | Network (remote) |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges needed | None |
| User interaction | None |
| EPSS exploit chance | 0.6% (top 54%) |
| CISA exploited list | No |
| Weakness | CWE-306 |
| Published | 2025-06-08 |
| 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
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-2025-3461?
qhs710 firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; qsr10ga firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation; qsr10gu firmware: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.
Is CVE-2025-3461 being exploited?
CVE-2025-3461 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-2025-3461 affect?
CVE-2025-3461 affects qhs710 firmware, qsr10ga firmware, qsr10gu firmware. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.1). The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
How urgent is CVE-2025-3461?
Priority 53/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action
Software pages
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