CVE-2025-12480

9.1

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

Gladinet Triofox Improper Access Control Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]

Description

Triofox versions prior to 16.7.10368.56560, are vulnerable to an Improper Access Control flaw that allows access to initial setup pages even after setup is complete.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 10, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 14, 2025, 2 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]

CISA Notification

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Due Date: Dec 03, 2025 | 2 days left

Alert Date: Nov 12, 2025 | 18 days ago

Description :

Gladinet Triofox contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows access to initial setup pages even after setup is complete.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://access.triofox.com/releases_history ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12480

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12480 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID	Vendor	Product	Action
1	Gladinet	triofox

: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1

CVSS Scores

The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.

Score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
	CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL				027e81ed-0dd4-4685-ab4d-884aec5bb484
	CVSS 3.1	CRITICAL				[email protected]

Solution

Update Triofox to version 16.7.10368.56560 or later to fix improper access control.

Update Triofox to version 16.7.10368.56560 or newer.
Verify setup pages are inaccessible post-update.

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-12480 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-12480.

URL	Resource
https://access.triofox.com/releases_history/	Release Notes
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/triofox-vulnerability-cve-2025-12480	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2025/MNDT-2025-0008.md	Third Party Advisory
https://www.triofox.com/	Product
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-12480	US Government Resource

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-12480 is associated with the following CWEs:

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-12480 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

velmetrac/CVE-2025-12480

None

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Nov. 13, 2025, 4:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

vityasyyy/cskg

Cyber Security Knowledge Graph from unstructured datasources.

Python Dockerfile

Updated: 1 week, 2 days ago

0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Nov. 12, 2025, 3:28 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

DevGreick/devgreick

None

Python

Updated: 4 days, 21 hours ago

1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher

Born at : Oct. 29, 2024, 8:10 p.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

v-p-b/avpwn

List of real-world threats against endpoint protection software

antivirus security incidents exploits vulnerability endpoint-protection

Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

215 stars 38 fork 38 watcher

Born at : Nov. 20, 2016, 4:46 p.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

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