What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-25524?

CVE-2025-25524 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.1 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-25524?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems running TOTOLink X6000R routers and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

X6000r Firmware CVE-2025-25524

MEDIUM

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2025-02-11 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow X6000r Firmware TOTOLINK

5.1

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-120 OWASP Top 10:2025 A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components ASVS 5.0 V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation MITRE ATT&CK 1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 5.1 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.14%.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A local attacker with access to the system could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).

No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

Buffer overflow vulnerability in TOTOLink X6000R routers V9.4.0cu.652_B20230116 due to the lack of length verification, which is related to the addition of Wi-Fi filtering rules. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.1), this vulnerability is 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. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Buffer overflow vulnerability in TOTOLink X6000R routers V9.4.0cu.652_B20230116 due to the lack of length verification, which is related to the addition of Wi-Fi filtering rules. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands. Affected products include: Totolink X6000R Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow vulnerability in TOTOLink X6000R routers V9.4.0cu.652_B20230116 due to the lack of length verification, which is related to the addition of Wi-Fi filtering rules. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.

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Why It Matters

Organizations using TOTOLink X6000R routers should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-25524, a buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 5.1. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and monitor for exploitation.

Business Impact: Low

Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: enable ASLR/DEP, apply network segmentation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.1%

Top 66% exploitable

Data Quality

4 sources

Confidence: Medium

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

GitHub

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 MEDIUM

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.1%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)

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

Defer

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Small

Automatable· derived

Human Impact

Low

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +26

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.