CVE-2025-8679
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CVE-2025-8679 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In ExtremeGuest Essentials before 25.5.0, captive-portal may permit unauthorized access via manual brute-force procedure. Under certain ExtremeGuest Essentials captive-portal SSID configurations, repeated manual login attempts may allow an unauthenticated device to be marked as authenticated and obtain network access. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In ExtremeGuest Essentials before 25.5.0, captive-portal may permit unauthorized access via manual brute-force procedure. Under certain ExtremeGuest Essentials captive-portal SSID configurations, repeated manual login attempts may allow an unauthenticated device to be marked as authenticated and obtain network access. Client360 logs may display the client MAC as the username despite no MAC-authentication being enabled.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Extremenetworks | Extremeguest Essentials | < 25.5.0 |
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Timeline
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- Status
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