CVE-2025-7851
Unauthorized root access via debug functionality
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions on Omada gateways.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Unauthorized root access via debug functionality
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions on Omada gateways.
- Record
CVE-2025-7851- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-35115
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions on Omada gateways.
- Record
EUVD-2025-35115- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q2rh-fc48-r3gw
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions...
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions on Omada gateways.
- Record
GHSA-q2rh-fc48-r3gw- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An attacker may obtain the root shell on the underlying OS system with the restricted conditions on Omada gateways.
- Record
CVE-2025-7851- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:H/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 - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- tp-link systems inc. omada gateways
- tp-link systems inc. festa gateways
- tp-link systems inc. omada pro gateways
- tp-link er605 firmware
- tp-link er706w-4g firmware
- tp-link er706w firmware
- tp-link er707-m2 firmware
- tp-link er7206 firmware
- tp-link er7212pc firmware
- tp-link er7412-m2 firmware
- tp-link er8411 firmware
- tp-link fr205 firmware
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-2025-7851 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Tp-link Systems Inc. Omada Gateways, published October 21, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.omadanetworks.com/en/document/108456
omadanetworks.com/us/business-networking/all-omada-router
tp-link.com/us/business-networking/soho-festa-gateway
forescout.com/blog/new-tp-link-router-vulnerabilities-a-primer-on-rooting-routers
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7851
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2rh-fc48-r3gw