---
id: CVE-2025-44018
title: >-
  A firmware downgrade vulnerability exists in the OTA Update functionality of
  GL-Inet GL-AXT1800 4.7.0
summary: >-
  A firmware downgrade vulnerability exists in the OTA Update functionality of
  GL-Inet GL-AXT1800 4.7.0. A specially crafted .tar file can lead to a firmware
  downgrade. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this
  vul…
severity: high
cvss: 8.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-295
published: '2025-11-24'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T10:10:00.227'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44018'
references:
  - url: 'https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2230'
    label: talos-cna@cisco.com
  - url: 'https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2025-2230'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00323
epssPercentile: 0.23256
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T10:28:22.464Z'
---

## Overview

A firmware downgrade vulnerability exists in the OTA Update functionality of GL-Inet GL-AXT1800 4.7.0. A specially crafted .tar file can lead to a firmware downgrade. An attacker can perform a man-in-the-middle attack to trigger this vulnerability.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.