CVE-2025-25038

CRITICAL EXPLOITED

MiniDVBLinux <5.4 - Command Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2025-25038 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 1 public exploit from researchers including LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in MiniDVBLinux 5.4, allowing remote execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges via the 'file' parameter in the 'about' site endpoint. The PoC uses a simple HTTP GET request with command substitution to achieve RCE.

Description

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 2024-04-10 UTC.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by LiquidWorm · pythonremotehardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51096

This exploit demonstrates a command injection vulnerability in MiniDVBLinux 5.4, allowing remote execution of arbitrary commands with root privileges via the 'file' parameter in the 'about' site endpoint. The PoC uses a simple HTTP GET request with command substitution to achieve RCE.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: MiniDVBLinux <=5.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's web interface on port 8008
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory exploit
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2022-5717.php
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry third-party-advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51096
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/52454
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory exploit
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2022100039
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/168744/
Product product
https://www.minidvblinux.de
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://vulncheck.com/advisories/minidvblinux-command-injection

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.2921
EPSS Percentile 96.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2025-06-20
CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (2)
minidvblinux/minidvblinux < 5.4
MiniDVBLinux/MiniDVBLinux < 5.4
Published Jun 20, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026