CVE-2025-44654: Linksys e2500 Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In Linksys E2500 3.0.04.002, the chroot_local_user option is enabled in the vsftpd configuration file. This could lead to unauthorized access to system files, privilege escalation, or use of the compromised server as a pivot point for internal network attacks.

Affected products

• Linksys e2500 Firmware: version 3.0.04.002 only

Published 2025-07-21. Last modified 2026-07-05.