CVE-2025-41273

Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in the Console WebUI in Waterfall WF-500 TX and RX Hosts in version 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication of the Console web application and perform actions as an authenticated user.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2025-41273	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:waterfall-security:wf-500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:waterfall-security:wf-500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-29 12:16

Updated : 2026-07-21 12:10

NVD link : CVE-2025-41273

Mitre link : CVE-2025-41273

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-41273

JSON object : View

Products Affected

waterfall-security

wf-500
wf-500_firmware

CWE

CWE-288

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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