CVE-2025-5409 is a critical improper access control vulnerability affecting Mist Community Edition up to version 4.7.1, specifically within the API Token Handler's create_token function. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full control over the system (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While a public exploit has been disclosed, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion and media coverage remain minimal. Organizations using affected versions should upgrade to Mist Community Edition 4.7.2 immediately to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mist:mist:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.