CVE-2025-43863 is a critical vulnerability affecting vantage6, an open-source framework for privacy-enhancing technologies. An authenticated attacker can exploit a flaw in the change password functionality to brute-force user passwords indefinitely, as the system continuously indicates incorrect attempts without lockout. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a high risk of complete compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. While no active exploitation or public exploit code is currently reported, and community discussion is minimal, the high FAUCET Risk Score of 87/100 indicates its significant potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/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
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