CVE-2025-68435 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Zerobyte versions prior to 0.18.5 and 0.19.0, allowing unauthenticated access to API endpoints due to improper application of authentication middleware. With a CVSS score of 9.1, this network-exploitable flaw requires no user interaction and can lead to high confidentiality and integrity impacts, potentially exposing backup data. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness. Organizations are strongly advised to upgrade immediately or implement strict network access restrictions as a temporary mitigation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.18.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nicotsx:zerobyte:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nicotsx:zerobyte:0.19.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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