CVE-2025-8300HIGH 8.8EPSS p3.4%

CVE-2025-8300CVE-2025-8300

Description

Realtek rtl81xx SDK Wi-Fi Driver rtwlanu Heap-based Buffer Overflow Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Realtek rtl81xx SDK Wi-Fi driver. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the N6CSet_DOT11_CIPHER_DEFAULT_KEY function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-26552.

Scoring

CVSS 3.08.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.14% probability of exploitation · percentile 3.4% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2025-09-02
Last modified2025-09-10

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-122

References

  1. https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-883/

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TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessHeap-based Buffer Overflowcwe-1220%live

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