CVE-2025-6979 (GCVE-0-2025-6979)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-23 18:46 – Updated: 2025-10-23 18:59
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Captive Portal can allow authentication bypass
Summary
Captive Portal can allow authentication bypass
Severity
8.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-23 18:59 UTC
CWE
- CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
Arista
CNA
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks | Arista Edge Threat Management - Arista Next Generation Firewall |
Affected:
0.0 , ≤ 17.3.1
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:arista_networks:arista_edge_threat_management_-_arista_next_generation_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2025-10-21 15:00
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