CVE-2025-44018 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A firmware downgrade vulnerability exists in the OTA Update functionality of GL-Inet GL-AXT1800 4.7.0. A specially crafted .tar file can lead to a firmware downgrade. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Gl-inet	Gl-axt1800

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2230
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2230

History

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Gl-inet Gl-inet gl-axt1800
Vendors & Products		Gl-inet Gl-inet gl-axt1800

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2230

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		A firmware downgrade vulnerability exists in the OTA Update functionality of GL-Inet GL-AXT1800 4.7.0. A specially crafted .tar file can lead to a firmware downgrade. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.
Weaknesses		CWE-295
References		https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2230
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2025-11-24T15:11:02.641Z

Updated: 2025-11-24T17:03:28.621Z

Reserved: 2025-07-21T21:26:26.309Z

Link: CVE-2025-44018

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-24T17:03:28.621Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-24T16:15:49.273

Modified: 2025-11-25T22:16:16.690

Link: CVE-2025-44018

Redhat

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