7.6
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-8679
ExtremeGuest Essentials Captive Portal Unauthenticated Brute Force
Description

In ExtremeGuest Essentials before 25.5.0, captive-portal may permit unauthorized access via manual brute-force procedure. Under certain ExtremeGuest Essentials captive-portal SSID configurations, repeated manual login attempts may allow an unauthenticated device to be marked as authenticated and obtain network access. Client360 logs may display the client MAC as the username despite no MAC-authentication being enabled.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 1, 2025, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

1c053176-eef3-4d6a-ae0b-24728c86587b
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8679 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.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 1c053176-eef3-4d6a-ae0b-24728c86587b
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 1c053176-eef3-4d6a-ae0b-24728c86587b
Solution
Update ExtremeGuest Essentials to resolve unauthorized access via captive-portal brute-force.
  • Update ExtremeGuest Essentials to version 25.5.0 or later.
  • Review and secure captive-portal SSID configurations.
  • Monitor Client360 logs for unusual authentication activity.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000130289
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by 1c053176-eef3-4d6a-ae0b-24728c86587b

    Oct. 01, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In ExtremeGuest Essentials before 25.5.0, captive-portal may permit unauthorized access via manual brute-force procedure. Under certain ExtremeGuest Essentials captive-portal SSID configurations, repeated manual login attempts may allow an unauthenticated device to be marked as authenticated and obtain network access. Client360 logs may display the client MAC as the username despite no MAC-authentication being enabled.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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
    Added CWE CWE-307
    Added Reference https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000130289
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.6
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