Overview
The CVE-2025-3460 is a critical vulnerability, affecting a wide range of devices using the Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset. It involves a command injection flaw in the local control script, posing serious security implications including system compromise and potential data leakage. The severity of this issue and its widespread impact make it a significant concern for cybersecurity.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-3460
Severity: High (7.7 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Local
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Impact: System compromise and potential data leakage
Affected Products
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Product | Affected Versions
Quantenna Wi-Fi Chipset | Up to version 8.0.0.28
How the Exploit Works
The exploit takes advantage of a vulnerability in the ‘set_tx_pow’ local control script that ships with the Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset. This vulnerability fails to properly neutralize argument delimiters in a command, allowing for argument injection. An attacker could leverage this to inject malicious commands, leading to complete system compromise and potential data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
Here’s a
conceptual
example of how the vulnerability might be exploited using shell command:
$ ./set_tx_pow '; rm -rf /' # This would delete all files in the root directoryIn this example, the command `rm -rf /` is injected after the `;` delimiter, which could delete all files in the root directory, demonstrating the potential severity of this exploit.