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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
CWE-20
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 4.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.10446; RT-AC55U and RT-AC55UHP routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50276; RT-AC86U and RT-AC2900 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.384.20648; and possibly other RT-series routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Asus Rt-Ac51U Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac58U Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac66U Firmware, Asus Rt-Ac1750 Firmware, Asus Rt-N12 D1 Firmware. Version information: before 3.0.0.4.380.8228.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.10446; RT-AC55U and RT-AC55UHP routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50276; RT-AC86U and RT-AC2900 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.384.20648; and possibly other RT-series routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
4.3%
Top 10% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low
NVD CVE.org EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 4.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

53
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +4
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Remote Code Execution CRITICAL

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac51u_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.8228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac58u_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.8228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac66u_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.8228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1750_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.8228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n12_d1_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.8228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac52u_b1_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.10446:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1200_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.10446:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-n600_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.10446:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac55u_firmware:3.0.0.4.382.50276:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac55uhp_firmware:3.0.0.4.382.50276:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac86u_firmware:3.0.0.4.384.20648:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-acrh13_firmware:3.0.0.4.380.8228:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac2900_firmware:3.0.0.4.384.20648:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches
ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/Networking/RT-AC2900/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/Networking/RT-AC52U-B1/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/RT-N600/HelpDesk_Download/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/sg/Networking/RT-AC58U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AC1200/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AC1750/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-AC86U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RT-ACRH13/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTN12_D1/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/Networking/RTN66W/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/RT-AC51U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/RT-AC55U/HelpDesk_BIOS/ ADVISORY https://www.asus.com/us/supportonly/RT-AC55UHP/HelpDesk_BIOS/

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