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WrtHug Exploits Six ASUS WRT Flaws to Hijack Tens of Thousands of EoL Routers Worldwide

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-39780
Authenticated OS Command Injection in ASUS RT-AX55 Routers
8.840%KEVPoC ×7
KEV
CVE-2023-41345
+3 related CVEs
ASUS RT-AX55’s authentication-related function has a vulnerability of insufficient filtering of special characters within its token-generated module
8.81%
CVE-2024-12912
An improper input insertion vulnerability in AiCloud on certain router models may lead to arbitrary command execution
7.21%
CVE-2025-2492
An improper authentication control vulnerability exists in AiCloud
9.21%

From the original article

2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Nov 19, 2025 Vulnerability / Threat Intelligence A newly discovered campaign has compromised tens of thousands of outdated or end-of-life (EoL) ASUS routers worldwide, predominantly in Taiwan, the U. S. , and Russia, to rope them into a massive network.

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