vulnerability

CVE-2025-1316

9.8

Critical

KEV · Exploited in wildEPSS 74%Patch available

Edimax IC-7100 does not properly neutralize requests. An attacker can create specially crafted requests to achieve remote code execution on the device

exploited

Yes, in CISA KEV since 19 Mar 2025fix by 9 Apr 2025 (CISA deadline for US federal agencies)

fix

Patch available see the advisory in the references

likelihood

EPSS 74.5%

Published 5 Mar 2025Analysed here 2 Nov 2026

do firstApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

triage

server-sideruntimeWAF can block: partlyAV · networkCWE-78· OS Command Injection

Can a WAF block it? Partly. OS command injection puts shell syntax into the request. WAF rules catch common shell commands but miss encoded or unusual payloads.

Also consider: shlex/execve-style APIs

Based on the weakness type only; no CVE-specific evidence yet. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.

cvss vector

attack vectornetworkattack complexitylowprivileges requirednoneuser interactionnonescopeunchangedconfidentialityhighintegrityhighavailabilityhigh

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

common questions

Is CVE-2025-1316 being exploited?

Yes. CVE-2025-1316 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.

How severe is CVE-2025-1316?

CVE-2025-1316 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-1316?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-1316. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2025-1316 affect?

CVE-2025-1316 affects edimax:ic-7100_firmware. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary

technical analysis

affected

edimax:ic-7100_firmware

cisa ssvc

exploitation: active
automatable: yes
technical impact: total

Assessed by CISA 19 Mar 2025 (SSVC 2.0.3).

timeline

5 Mar 2025Published
19 Mar 2025Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild) · 14 days later
19 Mar 2025CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · 1 day later
9 Apr 2025CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 20 days later
21 Oct 2025CVE record last updated · 196 days (about 7 months) later
2 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 377 days (about 1 year) later

how to fix

Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.

references

NVD CVE.org CVE Details Source

2 references in the CVE record: 2 links

Linkcisa.gov /news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-063-08
Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-1316

sources

CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
NVD: CVSS and CPE data
CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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