Infinera MTC-9 up to 22.x XML denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Infinera MTC-9 up to 22.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component XML Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-26489. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Infinera MTC-9 up to 22.x and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component XML Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper input validation in the Netconf service in Infinera MTC-9 allows remote authenticated users to crash the service and reboot the appliance, thus causing a DoS condition, via crafted XML payloads.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.

This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-26489 since 02/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 23.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-201681). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MTC-9 23.0

Timelineinfo

02/11/2025 CVE reserved
12/08/2025 +300 days Advisory disclosed
12/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/08/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-26489 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-26489
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334786
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/08/2025 10:32
Updated: 12/08/2025 15:32
Changes: 12/08/2025 10:32 (63), 12/08/2025 12:57 (1), 12/08/2025 15:32 (1)
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