Infinera MTC-9 up to 22.x Remote Shell Service missing authentication
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 9.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Infinera MTC-9 up to 22.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Remote Shell Service. Performing a manipulation results in missing authentication. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-27019. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Infinera MTC-9 up to 22.x. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Remote Shell Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
It is possible to read the advisory at cvcn.gov.it. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-27019 since 02/18/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/08/2025).
Upgrading to version 23.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-201701). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Vendor
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploiting
Class: Missing authenticationCWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔒
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔒
Upgrade: MTC-9 23.0
Timeline
02/18/2025 CVE reserved12/08/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/08/2025 VulDB entry created
12/08/2025 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: cvcn.gov.itStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-27019 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27019
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-334791
EUVD: 🔒
Entry
Created: 12/08/2025 14:33Updated: 12/08/2025 15:19
Changes: 12/08/2025 14:33 (64), 12/08/2025 15:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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