{"id":49431,"date":"2025-06-06T18:40:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T18:40:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T14:19:59","slug":"cve-2025-20674-remote-privilege-escalation-in-wlan-ap-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20674-remote-privilege-escalation-in-wlan-ap-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-20674: Remote Privilege Escalation in WLAN AP Driver<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-20674, which resides in the wlan AP driver. This vulnerability provides a potential pathway for attackers to inject arbitrary packets due to a missing permission check. The implications of this vulnerability are severe, with the possibility of remote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5117-wordpress-property-plugin-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55848\">privilege escalation<\/a>, leading to system compromise or data leakage. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is of utmost <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4954-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-axle-demo-importer-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60735\">importance to address this vulnerability<\/a> immediately, particularly for entities that rely heavily on wireless networks for their operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-20674<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS score 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56238\">Remote escalation of privilege leading to potential system compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1653048644\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WLAN AP Driver | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48481-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57277\">versions prior<\/a> to patch WCNCR00413202<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a missing permission check in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20681-wlan-ap-driver-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91596\">wlan AP driver<\/a>. This check omission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45343-high-risk-vulnerability-in-tenda-w18e-v-2-0-v-16-01-0-11-allows-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56684\">allows a malicious actor to inject arbitrary<\/a> packets into the network traffic processed by the driver. With careful crafting, these packets could be designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-51392-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-openknowledgemaps-headstart-v7\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57276\">escalate the privilege<\/a> level of the attacker remotely. This would allow them to execute actions that are typically reserved for more privileged users, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5100-a-double-free-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56685\">potentially leading to complete system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4188504001\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61931\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/driver_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_packet&quot;: &quot;arbitrary_data_designed_to_escalate_privilege&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Here, the attacker disguises the malicious packet as a normal network packet and sends it to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13861-code-injection-vulnerability-in-debian-package-component-of-taegis-endpoint-agent\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56891\">vulnerable driver endpoint<\/a>. The server, unable to distinguish between legitimate packets and the malicious one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25264-critical-vulnerability-allowing-unauthenticated-remote-access-due-to-overly-permissive-cors-policy\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61930\">due to the missing permission<\/a> check, processes the packet. This results in an unintended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4433-improper-access-control-leads-to-privilege-escalation-in-devolutions-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57334\">privilege escalation<\/a> for the attacker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46658-critical-security-vulnerability-in-exonautweb-s-4c-strategies-exonaut-21-6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82524\">strategy for this vulnerability<\/a> is to apply the vendor patch identified as WCNCR00413202. This patch has been specifically developed to address the missing permission check that allows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4631-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-profitori-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57433\">privilege escalation<\/a>. If, for any reason, the patch cannot be immediately applied, it is recommended to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. However, these are not long-term solutions and the patch should be applied as soon as possible in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5391-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-purchase-orders-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81314\">order to fully mitigate the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a critical security vulnerability, CVE-2025-20674, which resides in the wlan AP driver. This vulnerability provides a potential pathway for attackers to inject arbitrary packets due to a missing permission check. The implications of this vulnerability are severe, with the possibility of remote privilege escalation, leading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-49431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49431"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49431\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84764,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49431\/revisions\/84764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=49431"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=49431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}