How to fix CVE-2025-50617?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems running Netis WF2880 and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. If patching is delayed, consider network segmentation to limit exposure.

Is Heap Overflow affected by CVE-2025-50617?

Organizations using Netis WF2880 face notable risk from CVE-2025-50617, a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could allow attackers to corrupt memory, crash the application, or potentially execute arbitrary code.

CVE-2025-50617

HIGH

2025-08-13 [email protected]

7.5

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:06 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Aug 15, 2025 - 20:15 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Aug 13, 2025 - 18:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Netis WF2880 v2.1.40207 in the FUN_0046ed68 function of the cgitest.cgi file. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by controlling the value of wps_set in the payload, which can cause the program to crash and potentially lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Analysis

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Netis WF2880 v2.1.40207 in the FUN_0046ed68 function of the cgitest.cgi file. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical Context

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-122. A buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Netis WF2880 v2.1.40207 in the FUN_0046ed68 function of the cgitest.cgi file. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by controlling the value of wps_set in the payload, which can cause the program to crash and potentially lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Affected products include: Netis-Systems Wf2880 Firmware.

Affected Products

Netis-Systems Wf2880 Firmware.

Remediation

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.

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +38

POC: +20

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