Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2025-67038
The short answer
CVE-2025-67038 affects Lantronix EDS5000 series and is rated critical (CVSS 9.3). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-06-23: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
An issue was discovered in Lantronix EDS5000 2.1.0.0R3. The HTTP RPC module executes a shell command to write logs when user's authentication fails. The username is directly concatenated with the command without any sanitization. This allow attackers to inject arbitrary OS commands into the username parameter. Injected commands are executed with root privileges.
Weakness: CWE-78.
Severity
9.3 critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Jun 23, 2026
Federal due date Jun 26, 2026
EPSS, next 30 days
21%
Higher than 98% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for…
Affected products
EDS5000 series, G520 series, X300 series, E210 series, E220 series. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-069-02.json Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-069-02 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.lantronix.com/technical-support/security-updates/vulnerability-disclosure-policy/vulnerability-library/?_gl=16c8bez_upMQ.._gaMzQwNjk5ODI5LjE3ODI5MTM3NTk._ga_M2G6RLT5L3*czE3ODI5MTM3NTgkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODI5MTM3NTgkajYwJGwwJGgw Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-67038 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2025-67038 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-67038 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-06-23, with a federal remediation due date of 2026-06-26.
How do I fix CVE-2025-67038?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for…
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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