CVE-2025-43979
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated...
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS system commands with root privileges via crafted payloads to the xml_action.cgi?method= endpoint.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS system commands with root privileges via crafted payloads to the xml_action.cgi?method= endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2025-43979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-23634
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS system commands with root privileges via crafted payloads to the xml_action.cgi?method= endpoint.
- Record
EUVD-2025-23634- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fmvc-vq6r-76m5
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated...
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS system commands with root privileges via crafted payloads to the xml_action.cgi?method= endpoint.
- Record
GHSA-fmvc-vq6r-76m5- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS system commands with root privileges via crafted payloads to the xml_action.cgi?method= endpoint.
- Record
CVE-2025-43979- CVSS 3.1
- 7.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-43979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4), published August 5, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.29%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.