CVE•Published 2025-07-21•Modified 2026-07-05•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2025-44654Linksys · E2500_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
61
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 39% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
In Linksys E2500 3.0.04.002, the chroot_local_user option is enabled in the vsftpd configuration file. This could lead to unauthorized access to system files, privilege escalation, or use of the compromised server as a pivot point for internal network attacks.
Timeline
Published 2025-07-21
Modified 2026-07-05
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2025-44654Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"E2500 Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running E2500 Firmware.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2025-44654Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2025-44654Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2025-44654Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2025-44654GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2025-44654" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2025-44654 on GitHub.