CVE-2025-8679
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
01/10/2025
Last modified:
15/01/2026
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
7.60
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
9.80
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:extremenetworks:extremeguest_essentials:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 25.5.0 (excluding) |
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