IRONSMITHINTEL
HIGHCVSS8.8
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Actively Exploited
|CISA KEV|CVE-2025-4008|Auth: none — unauthenticated|Reboot: required|Manual only

Smartbedded Meteobridge Command Injection Vulnerability

Smartbedded Meteobridge contains a command injection vulnerability that could allow remote unauthenticated attackers to gain arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges (root) on affected devices.

Published May 21, 2025 · Updated May 16, 2026
Why patchRisk explained in plain English
Worst-case scenarioIf unpatched

An attacker, without authentication, can achieve full data confidentiality loss, arbitrary modification of data, complete denial of service or system unavailability. Federal agencies are required to remediate by 2025-10-23 under CISA BOD 22-01.

How the attack worksNo clicks needed

This is a Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Smartbedded Meteobridge. The Meteobridge web interface let meteobridge administrator manage their weather station data collection and administer their meteobridge system through a web application written in CGI shell scripts and C. This web interface exposes an endpoint that is vulnerable to command injection. Remote unauthenticated attackers can gain arbitrary command execution with elevated privileges ( root ) on affected devices. Exploitation requires adjacent_network access, low attack complexity, no authentication required, and no user interaction required.

Am I affected?Quick check

Probably yes if any of these apply:

IT Security
Running meteobridge vm: v < 6.2; meteobridge firmware: v < 6.2
Real-world incidentsWhat we've seen

Active exploitation documented in the wild. Threat-research write-up: https://www.onekey.com/resource/security-advisory-remote-command-execution-on-smartbedded-meteobridge-cve-2025-4008

How to patch

Manual remediation steps

Apply the Vendor Patch

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — apply the vendor's security update as soon as possible.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

References

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    Vendor advisory: https://forum.meteohub.de/viewtopic.php?t=18687
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    NVD entry: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4008
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    CISA KEV: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-4008
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